Ayodhya Ram Temple sends prasad for testing amid Tirupati laddu controversy

Amid reports of a possible presence of animal fat in the laddus served as prasad at the Tirupati Balaji temple, the Ram Temple in Ayodhya has sent samples of its prasad to a government laboratory in Jhansi for testing.

This action was prompted by a devotee who requested an investigation into the "elaichi dana" (cardamom seeds) given as prasad at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. The devotee submitted the request through the Integrated Grievance Redressal System (IGRS) portal of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Recognising the gravity of the situation, the food safety department collected samples from Haiderganj, the locality where the prasad is prepared.

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Assistant Commissioner (Food) Manik Chandra Singh confirmed that these samples have been sent to a government lab in Jhansi for analysis. The temple distributes around 80,000 packets of prasad daily, consisting of cardamom seeds and sugar—a practice that began after Ram Lalla was moved from a temporary structure to the new temple last year.