Online sale of Srimandir Mahaprasad not allowed: Minister

Mahaprasad of Shree Jagannath temple at Puri cannot be sold online, asserted Law minister Prithiviraj Harichandan on Monday.

- Diana Sahu @Bhubaneswar

While a number of online food delivery applications are already claiming to deliver Mahaprasad from Srimandir now, a few other organisations had recently proposed to the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) for selling Sukhili Bhoga and Mahaprasad online so that it reaches devotees of Lord Jagannath worldwide.

Addressing mediapersons here on Monday, the Law minister said while the proposal is well-intentioned, the sanctity and spiritual value of Lord Jagannath's Mahaprasad is unparalleled compared to prasad of any other temples in the country and cannot be treated like ordinary food product.