In English
Nature of food offered to
Every festival is celebrated by various culinary preparations. For , these preparations are of a special kind. The edible offerings to are totally free from oily substances. is offered only items cooked through steam. What is the reason? According to the science of (the ancient Indian system of medicine), food cooked through steam is easily digested. Moreover, the festival, which is celebrated in the month of , falls in a month when sesame and jaggery come to the market after the harvest. The sesame seeds are powdered and mixed with rice flour and jaggery and cooked in balls which are offered as to . Jaggery is a cure for several ailments relating to phlegm and bile. The sesame seeds have the power to cleanse the lungs and improve the vision. These balls of sesame and jaggery are thus noted for their medicinal properties for curing both external and internal ailments.