Archive · 14 Sep 2026
Tirumala Temple Offers 45 Daily Naivedyam Varieties to Lord Balaji
The Tirumala temple prepares many foods for Lord Venkateswara every day.
These foods are called naivedyam.
There are 45 different varieties.
They include rice dishes, sweets and savoury foods.
The well-known Tirumala laddu is just one of these offerings.
The food is prepared following old Vaikhanasa Agama traditions.
Lord Venkateswara is described as especially fond of food offerings.
The temple’s annual Srivari Brahmotsavam will begin on September 15.
Tirumala temple prepares and offers 45 varieties of naivedyam every day.
The offerings include rice preparations, sweets and savoury foods.
The famous Tirumala laddu is one part of the temple’s broader offering tradition.
Naivedyam is prepared according to age-old Vaikhanasa Agama traditions.
The annual Srivari Brahmotsavam is scheduled to begin on September 15.
- Who
- Tirumala temple priests and kitchen staff prepare offerings for Lord Venkateswara, also called Lord Balaji.
- What
- The temple offers 45 varieties of naivedyam every day.
- When
- The offerings are made every day; Srivari Brahmotsavam begins on September 15.
- Where
- At the Tirumala hill shrine near Tirupati.
- Why
- The offerings are made as part of established Vaikhanasa Agama traditions.
- Daily offerings
- 45 varieties of naivedyam
- Food types
- Rice preparations, sweets and savoury offerings
- Famous prasadam
- Tirumala laddu
- Religious tradition
- Vaikhanasa Agama
- Annual festival
- Srivari Brahmotsavam
- Festival start
- September 15
- Lord’s epithet
- Naivedya priya, meaning fond of food offerings