How did cow and pig fat reach Tirupati Laddu? The British also tried to corrupt Sanatan Dharma by using cartridges containing fat

What is beef tallow and lard, on which there is a big controversy

This controversy is allegedly going on regarding the use of beef in laddus. It has come to light that ghee is made from fat obtained from beef, tail, ribs, from which laddus are prepared. The lab report also states that fish oil and animal fat are also used in the ghee made from these. Ghee made from these things becomes soft like butter when cooled.

Such results can also occur if the cow is sick or malnourished

TDP spokesperson Anam Venkat Raman Reddy showed the alleged laboratory report in the press conference, which confirmed the presence of cow meat fat in the given ghee sample. The report also claimed the presence of lard i.e. pig fat and fish oil. The date of taking the sample was 9 July 2024 and the laboratory report was of 16 July. It is also written in this report that if the cow is sick, if the cow has been given vegetable oil and palm oil or some chemicals have been given or the cow is malnourished, then in such a situation false positive results can come and due to this animal fat and their fat pieces can reach the cow ghee.

Venkateswara Swamy Temple is maintained by the Andhra Government

However, there has been no official confirmation on the lab report from the Andhra Pradesh government or the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), which manages the famous Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple. The lab where the test was conducted is CALF (Centre for Livestock and Food Analysis and Studies), a laboratory of the National Dairy Development Board located in Anand, Gujarat.

Big question: Why was ghee being purchased from a blacklisted contractor?

A big question is also being raised that why ghee is being procured from a blacklisted contractor. TTD sources said that cow ghee was purchased from the blacklisted contractor at the rate of Rs 320 per kilogram. Now Tirupati Trust is purchasing ghee from Karnataka Mahasangh at the rate of Rs 475 per kilogram.

Tirupati God has a total of 13 thousand kilograms of gold

According to a record of Tirupati Devasthanam, 11,225 kg of gold is kept in several banks in the name of Lord Balaji, which he has received as offerings from devotees. Apart from this, gold ornaments have been offered to all the deities in the temple, which weigh 1088.2 kg. At the same time, the total weight of silver ornaments is 9071.85 kg. Lord Balaji has 6,000 acres of forest land.
He has 7,636 acres of immovable property at 75 places. Not only this, he has 1,226 acres of agricultural land and 6409 acres of non-agricultural land. Tirupati has 535 properties and 71 temples across the country, out of which 159 are leased out. These generate an annual income of Rs 4 crore. He earns the same amount by leasing out Mandapam. Every year he receives Rs 1,021 crore as donations from devotees.

The annual income of the temple is more than Kohli and Tendulkar

The data of 2022 also shows that the annual income of Lord Balaji's hundi in Tirumala is Rs 1,400 crore. At the same time, this income is more than Sachin Tendulkar's annual income of Rs 1,300 crore and Virat Kohli's annual income of about Rs 1,000 crore.

Tirupati Laddu is 310 years old

Everyone's favourite Tirupati Laddus are 310 years old. Tirupati Laddus have also received the GI tag. This laddu is the world's richest prasadam of Lord Venkateshwara. It is also known as Sri Vari Laddus. Ingredients like flour, oil, sugar, ghee, dry fruits and cardamom are used to make Tirupati Laddus.

Annual income of 500 crores from laddus, 3 lakhs are distributed daily

TTD prepares about 3 lakh laddus every day in Tirumala and distributes them among the devotees. The trust earns about Rs 500 crore every year from the sale of laddus alone. Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam prepares an average of 3 lakh laddus daily in Laddoo Pottu. Currently, the capacity of the pottu is to make 8 lakh laddus daily.

620 cooks together made three lakh laddus

About 620 cooks work to make laddus at Laddu Pottu. They are called Pottu Karmikulu. About 150 employees of Pottu are regular employees, while more than 350 work on contract. Out of these, 247 are main cooks.

Proktam, Asthanam and Kalyanotsavam Laddus are made

Three types of Proktam, Asthanam and Kalyanotsavam laddus are made in Pottu. Proktam laddus are distributed to all the common pilgrims visiting the temple on a regular basis. It is small in size and weighs 60-75 grams. These laddus are made in large numbers. Asthanam laddus are made only on special festivals. It is bigger in size and weighs 750 grams. It is prepared with more cashews, almonds and saffron. Kalyanotsavam laddus are distributed only to devotees participating in some special festivals. Usually the shelf life of these laddus is about 15 days.

Dittama i.e. list of materials to be used

The list of ingredients and their proportions used in making Tirupati laddus is called Dittam. Dittam has been changed six times in its history to meet the growing demand for the laddus. Currently, the ingredients used include gram flour, cashew nuts, cardamom, ghee, sugar, sugar candy and raisins. About 10 tonnes of gram flour, 10 tonnes of sugar, 700 kg of cashew nuts, 150 kg of cardamom, 300 to 500 litres of ghee, 500 kg of sugar candy and 540 kg of raisins are used every day to make these laddus. TTD procures these by issuing annual tenders.

The first freedom struggle began with cartridges greased with cow fat

From January 1857, the British army started using the 'New Enfield Rifle'. Cartridges containing cow and pig fat were used in it. Indian soldiers had to bite these cartridges with their mouths before using them. It is believed that this was the use of the policy of divide and rule between the Hindu-Muslim population of India. On 29 March 1857, some soldiers led by Sepoy Mangal Pandey of the then Calcutta's 34-Native Infantry Barrackpore revolted and refused to use these cartridges. He fired the first shot against the British.

When Mangal Pandey said- why don't you stand up for the sake of religion?

According to the book 'Dateline 1857 Revolt Against the Raj' by famous historian Rudranshu Mukherjee, at that time Mangal Pandey was wearing the coat of his regiment, but instead of trousers he was wearing a dhoti. He was barefoot and had a loaded gun. He shouted to the soldiers, the Firangis have come. Why are you not getting ready? We will become traitors by eating these bullets. Stand up for religion. You incited me to do all this, but now you are not supporting me.
Mangal Pandey had already come to know about these cartridges. When Lieutenant BH Bow reached the parade ground of Barrackpur Cantonment, Mangal Pandey shot his horse in the leg. Eventually, after a small skirmish, Mangal Pandey was arrested and publicly hanged on 8 April.

Indian temples have three times more gold than the US treasury

There is so much gold in the treasury of Indian temples that it is three times more than the treasury of the US government. God loves gold so much that temples like Padmanabha Swamy Temple, Tirupati Balaji Temple, Jagannath Temple, Vaishno Devi Temple have 4000 tons of gold. This figure is from the World Gold Council. India's gold reserves may be more than 800 tons, but we Indians also love gold so much that we have preserved more than 25 thousand tons of gold. This is almost three times the 8,965 tons of gold held by America, which has the largest gold reserves in the world.

4.74 lakh crore rupees spent on pilgrimage in India

The practice of visiting temples in India is so deeply connected with tradition and spirituality that every year people spend Rs 4.74 lakh crore on pilgrimages and religious visits alone. According to data from the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), India's temple economy has reached about Rs 3.02 lakh crore, which is 2.32 percent of the country's total GDP.