Amid Tirupati Laddoo Row, Ghee Used At Puri Jagannath Temple To Be Tested

The Odisha government on Tuesday decided to test the quality of ghee used for preparation of offerings at the Jagannath temple in Puri, an official said.

The decision was taken amid the row over the alleged use of animal fat in the ghee with which the laddoos offered at the Tirumala temple in Andhra Pradesh are prepared.

Puri's District Collector Siddharth Shankar Swain said that though there have been no such allegations here, the administration will test the quality of ghee being used for the preparation of 'Kotha Bhoga' (prasad for the deities) and 'Baradi Bhoga' (prasad on order) at the 12th-century shrine.