10 Hindu Gods and the traditional bhog lovingly offered to them

In India, every festival has its own set of cultural rules, norms, foods, and deity associated with it. And the foods associated with the festival mostly revolve around the bhog or favourite food offered to the God or Goddess. For instance, the foods associated with Janmashtami revolve around milk and by-products as they are loved by Lord Krishna and Hanuman Jayanti is celebrated with all things made with boondi, as it's Lord Hanuman's favourite. Here we have listed 10 Hindu Gods and Goddesses and the traditional bhog lovingly offered to them.

Modak, a steamed dish made with rice flour and stuffed with coconut and jaggery filling is believed to be Lord Ganesha’s favourite sweet. He is also offered Motichoor Laddoo.

He is known for his love for all things dairy. His favourite is fresh white butter mixed with rock sugar, and it is a classic Janmashtami offering.

He loves all things yellow and is often offered munakka, honey, chana dal with jaggery and bananas. The most crucial aspect of offering bhog to Lord Vishnu is the inclusion of Tulsi leaves and panchamrit.

He is offered bhaang, dhatura, milk, thandai, ber, and sweets white in colour. He is also offered Panchamrit made with milk, curd, honey, ghee, and sugar on occasions like Maha Shivratri.

She is the Goddess of knowledge and simplicity and loves fresh fruits, particularly mishrikand and ber. She is also offered carrot, khichdi, and boondi during Sarswati Puja.

Creamy rice kheer topped with nuts symbolizes prosperity and abundance and is commonly offered tp Goddess Lakshmi during Diwali and Lakshmi Puja.

While she is offered vegetarian, sattvik, and even non-vegetarian foods, the most famous offering is the Navratri bhog of poori, kala chana, and halwa, which is offered during Ashtami and Navami as part of kanya pujan.

Sweet boondi, motichoor laddoo or besan laddoos are widely offered to him on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

Sattvik Khichdi, also called Mahaprasad, is offered to Lord Jagannath. It is mostly made with rice and moong dal.

He is offered the combination of jaggery and wheat in the form of lapsi, laddoo, or gur ke parathe. And during Chhath Puja, the popular thekua is offered to him.

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