KRISHNA'S PREFERENCE FOR PALPAYASAM

The Minister managed to get paddy then and there and measured out the quality in the elephant shed of the temple and gave it to the brahmin. but laid one condition that the entire stock must be taken home by noon puja, else the state would confiscate it. Poor brahmin could not find labourers to transport the paddy before the hour fixed. He was helpless and restless. He did then a great act. He denoted the entire quantity to God through a letter and left the campus. on condition that it should be used for making palpayasam and offer it to God at midday puja. The Minister's tact enabled the temple to get a huge quantity of paddy for daily naivedyam, besides creating a new tradition of offering palpayasam to the deity daily. It was done, and is being done with special ingredients. particularly best milk. The word goes round that once the entire quantity of milk available in that little town was utilized for making this special prasad for naivedyam to the archamurti, who tasting it to his satisfaction started blessing the adored munificently. So daily offerings have become very common in this temple. Odd is the belief, so is the tradition.

Location : The temple lies in Amoalhepuzha accessible by four wheelers from Alleppy. Kerala.

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