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Laddu

Also called Ladukam; Srivari Laddu.

Daily naivedyamOfficially documented

A major temple prasādam family, especially iconic at Tirumala.

What goes into it

  • Flour or gram flour

  • sugar

  • ghee

Dry fruits/spices vary.

How it is made

Sweet mixture shaped into balls; precise temple dittams vary.

Exact temple kitchen formulae — the dittam — are not reproduced here unless the temple has published them. What is described is the culinary family, not a temple’s working recipe.

A protected name, held by the temple

The Tirupati laddu — the one made in the Tirumala kitchen and given as Srivari Laddu — is a registered Geographical Indication. The right belongs to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam, Tirupati, as proprietor. It is entered in the Indian Geographical Indications Registry as application no. 121, class 30, food stuffs: filed 31 March 2008, certificate dated 4 September 2009, and on the register until 30 March 2028.

What that means here: the protected name identifies laddu prepared by the Devasthanam at Tirumala, and not laddu in general. This page describes the wider culinary family for reference. SaivaPriest.com claims no right in the indication, holds no licence to use it, has no connection with Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam, and does not publish the temple’s formula.

Where it is offered

Daily

Sri Venkateswara Swamy TempleTirumala / Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh · Breakfast/dinner · Panyaram/snack offering · Part of TTD-described daily naivedyam cycle.
Daily

Other documented occasions

Sri Padmavathi Ammavari TempleTiruchanoor / Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh · Second Bell/Sevas · Daily/seva prasādam · TTD publicly documents this item in the Padmavathi temple ritual menu.
Selected days/daily distribution
Sri Sita Ramachandra Swamy TempleBhadrachalam, Telangana · Listed from an earlier survey; check the current offering list at the temple before you travel.
Reported current
Not temple-confirmed
1 of these records is not yet temple-confirmed. The research that produced this reference flagged them for direct confirmation with the temple, and they are shown here with that flag rather than removed. Treat them as reported, not established.

History and evidence

It appears in the historical and inscriptional record under the name Ladukam.

Earliest documentation: Historical term and current.

Dietary note

Recorded as Yes in the tradition described. Commonly present: Milk/ghee, tree nuts possible.

This is informational, never a guarantee. Temple kitchens change formulations, use shared equipment and follow their own Āgamic rules. If an allergy matters to you, ask the temple directly.

Source

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