{"id":12620,"date":"2018-07-23T17:33:38","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T17:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/?p=12620"},"modified":"2018-07-25T16:33:24","modified_gmt":"2018-07-25T16:33:24","slug":"interesting-stories-of-india-unusual-offerings-to-indian-temples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/interesting-stories-of-india-unusual-offerings-to-indian-temples\/","title":{"rendered":"Interesting Stories of Offbeat Indian Temples and Unusual Offerings to Deities"},"content":{"rendered":"
Among the most interesting stories of India are stories of the few offbeat temples which are known for unusual offerings to the presiding deities.<\/strong> The unusual offerings to some of these Indian temples are age-old traditions, while devotees make offbeat offerings to some temples out of their unconventional beliefs. We at Travel Beats, an Indian Diaspora community portal by Indian Eagle\u00a0Travel offer you a walk through some of these temples to leave you with a gaping mouth in wonder.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n If you happen to visit the Chemmoth Sree Subramaniya Swami Temple in Kerala<\/a><\/span>, make sure to offer Munch chocolates to the deity Munch Murugan. How the deity, the son of Lord Shiva, came to be known as Munch Murugan is one of the interesting stories of India<\/strong>. The deity developed a sweet tooth for chocolates since a Muslim boy offered a Munch to him. One day the boy rang the temple bell for fun and got scolded for doing so. He fell sick that night and kept chanting Murugan\u2019s name unconsciously. The next morning, his parents took him to the temple. When the boy felt better, the priest asked him to offer something to the deity as it is a tradition. The boy took a Munch out of his pocket and put it on the altar. Since then Munch Murugan has been receiving loads of Munch chocolates from children who visit the temple to pray for good marks in examinations.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Do you ever expect to get CDs, DVDs or textbooks as holy prasad in exchange of your offerings at some temple? If yes, travel to India and visit the Lord Shiva Temple at the National Heritage Center in Thrissur, Kerala. The temple authorities believe that knowledge is the best gift of God and that devotees should be blessed with it.<\/strong> That is why knowledge dissemination through distribution of books and writing materials is considered the holiest prasad to visitors at this temple in Kerala.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Alagar Temple in Madurai is one of the unique places to visit in India for unusual offering to the deity. Originally named Kallazhagar Temple, it is a temple of Lord Vishnu. At this Madurai temple, the deity is offered different types of dosas<\/a><\/span> (a South Indian delicacy) which are later distributed as prasad among devotees.<\/strong> Devotees on visit to the temple bring grains which are used to make crispy dosas. The first dosa is offered to Lord Vishnu and the rest is distributed to visitors after prayers.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n What devotes are given at Lord Murugan Temple in Tamil Nadu is among the interesting facts about Incredible India. Located in the Palani Hills, the temple is known for offering a unique prasad to devotees. The prasad is no traditional sweet<\/a><\/span> but jam made of jaggery, sugar candy and five fruits<\/strong>. The holy jam is known as Panchamritham. The temple has got a plant where the jam is manufactured.<\/p>\n The Khabees Baba Temple at 80 km distance from Lucknow in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh is one of the most offbeat places to visit in India. Surprisingly, there is neither any idol nor any priest at this temple, except a pair of two slipper-shaped structures on an elevated platform that seems to be an altar. Visitors offer liquor to the altar at the Khabees Baba Temple in Lucknow<\/a><\/span> out of devotion to a mystic saint<\/strong> who is believed to have lived there 150 years back. Devotees receive a portion of the liquor offered here.<\/p>\nDevotees Offer Chocolates to Munch Murugan in Kerala\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Devotees Get Books & DVDs as Prasad at Lord Shiva Temple in Kerala<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Lord Vishnu is Offered Different Types of Dosa in Madurai<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Devotees Get Fruit Jam as Prasad at Lord Murugan Temple in Tamil Nadu<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Liquor is Offered to Khabees Baba Temple in Uttar Pradesh<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Clocks and Watches are Offered to Brahma Baba Temple in Uttar Pradesh \u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n