India is known for its diverse cultures. Here the culture changes within kilometers. This religious country is filled with temples that also attract tourists from outside India. Every temple has a different architecture, and different beliefs, dedicated to different deities but what stays in common is the Prasad. Then prasad may vary according to the local preferences. You might have heard of Prasads like Laddu, Boondi, Panchamrut, kheer, modak, halwa, etc. All in vegetarian right? No, there are temples in India that serve non-vegetarian Prasads as well. Check out these temples serving Non-vegetarian Prasads in India.
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1. Vimala Temple in Orrisa
This temple worships goddess Vimala and offers her meat and fish during the Durga Puja. During the Durga puja fish from the sacred Markanda temple tank is cooked and then offered to the Goddess. The prasad at Vimala Temple is known as ‘Bimala Parusa’ (Vimala there is pronounced as Bimala).
2. Kamakhya Temple Assam
This temple in Assam worships Maa Kamakhya. There are two bhogs served in the Kamakhya temple, one is the normal vegetarian one whereas the other is the non-vegetarian one. The non-vegetarian bhog includes fish and goat meat. Although, they don’t use any onion or garlic in the preparation of food. Kamakhya Maa is served non-vegetarian food at 1 in the afternoon. Because of that only the temple stays closed from 1:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
3. Muniyandi Swami Temple
Vadakkampatti is a small village near the Madurai district of Tamil Nadu. This village hosts a feast at their annual temple festival where 2000kg of biryani is cooked and served as the prasad. The locals there claim that Biryani is the favorite food of Lord Muniyandi.
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4. Dakshineshwar Kali Temple, West Bengal
In this temple also fish is served as a bhog first to Goddess Kali and later to all the devotees. This is considered a ritual to offer Goddess Kali non-vegetarian bhog.
5. Kalighat Kolkata
Kalighat Kolkata has some some different beliefs, the bhog prepared for the goddess is vegetarian only. But animal sacrifice takes place, and the devotees also bring the same. The meat is later cooked and is served as a prasad to the devotees.
