Priyanka Tiwari
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Gangadhareshwara Temple Secret: One interesting controversy which comes forth is the debate on curd, honey and milk being offered to the Shivlinga as opposed to donating it to the needy. In an interesting way to avoid the wastage of milk, the Gangadhareshwara Temple in Bengaluru has a novel solution. Rather than discarding the milk used in Abhisheka, devotees are given it as prasad after it is transformed into buttermilk.
The Process of Buttermilk Making
Located at T Dasarahalli in Bengaluru city, the Gangadhareshwara temple processes the Abhisheka milk by first pouring it into a vessel. In the words of the head of the temple Ishwarananda Swami tells us that to ensure that the buttermilk is pure, turmeric and vermilion powders are avoided. It is then fermented and turned into buttermilk which is offered to the devotees as prasad. This buttermilk is especially distributed on Tuesdays.
Gangadhareshwar temple leading by example
As we can see, the temple stands as a perfect example of how faith can easily leads to practical problems. Rather than allow all of this milk to go down the drain, they instead offer it to the diety as prasad malailing a delicate balance between faith based consumption whilst also ensuring that the resources are not over used or wasted. There The lesson is clear, these other temples could address the issue of over consumption of food, while also like so many feeding the needy.
Lord Shiva's prerogatives in India extend beyond monetery offerings. Various locations in India like temples Shri Ganga Dhareswar Ji and Shiv Gange Mandir offer drinks of bhang, liquor and panchamrit along with food payasam as offerings. Lord Shiva is believed to be eternal and infinite therefore followers are accustomed to connecting with him in multiple remarkable ways.
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