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H H Maharaja Gaj
Singh ji II of Jodhpur &
HH Hemlata Rajye ji
sharing a celebrative
moment with Indian
master chef & author
Sanjeev Kapoor and the
authors Geeta & Arun
Budhiraja at the
unveiling of the book,
Bhog – Temple Food of
India at Mehrangarh
Fort, Jodhpur on 25th
November, 2012.
“Good collection of
recipes from temples
across India;
An honest attempt to
unravel the mystique
around bhog foods, a
collector’s piece.”
Chef Sanjeev Kapoor
TV host of Khaana Khazaana
“From the moment you hold
‘BHOG’ in your hands for
the first time, it transports
you to a spiritual journey. A
book, which embraces the
true spirit of
INDIA.
The sacredness, the
generosity, the traditions, the
ritual that rises like aroma off
every page, whenever I think of a heritage I
think of our roots, that hold the power of
togetherness which is the essence of Bhog –
Temple Food of India.”
Love
Vikas Khanna
Michelin Starred Chef & host of
Masterchef India.
The
Bhog - The Temple Food of
India documents the
practices and traditions
involved in daily temple
worship with a focus on
bhog: specially prepared
food, which is offered to
deities and thus infused
with blessings. After
ritual offering, this blessed
food, often called Prasad, is
distributed to devotees.
With over 100 recipes,
many of which are being
published for the first time,
you can now savor devotion,
knowing its time-honored
traditional context.
Indian spirituality places
such emphasis on food that
it has been called the
Kitchen Religion of
India
“kitchen religion.”
Bhog: Temple Food of India
beautifully illustrates and
explains the role of food in
daily temple worship. The
temple cooks or the ‘temple
kitchen treasurers’,
interviewed by the authors
share recipes and explain the
ways in which each dish
exhibits the five basic
principles of bhog:
Indigenous ingredients,
availability, seasonality and
concomitant health benefits,
nutritional benefit for the
given prahar, or time of day,
and bhaav, or required
attitude that seeks to pamper,
indulge and glorify the
beloved deity.
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