Mysore/Mysuru: Sri Yoganarasimhaswamy Temple in Vijayanagar will be distributing two lakh laddus to devotees visiting the Temple on Jan. 1.

Addressing the media persons at the temple premises, this morning, Prof. Bhashyam Swamiji, Founder of Sri Yoganarasimhaswamy Temple, said that preparations are underway to distribute two lakh laddus with a total of 135 cooks working at the temple premises from Dec. 20 to prepare laddus for devotees.

“We are preparing 10,000 laddus weighing 2 kgs each, along with two lakh laddus weighing 150 grams each for the occasion. The laddus are made using 100 kgs of gram flour (kadle hittu), 10,000 litres of edible oil, 200 kg sugar, 500 kg cashew, 500 kg raisins, 250 kg badam, 1,000 kg diamond sugar, 2,000 kg bura sugar, 50 kg pista, 50 kg cardamom, 50 kg nutmeg (jaikai), mace (japatre), 50 kg edible camphor (pachha karpoora) and 200 kg cloves (lavanga),” he added.

Speaking on the occasion, Temple Administrator Srinivasan said the laddus will be distributed from 4 am to 11 am on Jan. 1 and added that Food and Safety Department officials had inspected the quality of laddus.

He also mentioned that CCTV cameras have been installed in the kitchen to monitor the preparation process and separate entry facilities would be provided for men, women, senior citizens and physically disabled persons.

“Late Thespian Dr. Rajkumar donated Rs. 1,000 during his visit to the Temple in 1994, requesting that laddus resembling those from Tirupati be prepared. From starting with just 1,000 laddus, we have now grown to distribute two lakh laddus,” he said. He added that special puja rituals on Jan. 1 will commence at  4 am, followed by the distribution of laddus.