Amid the political uproar over suspected adulteration in the ghee used for making laddoos at Andhra Pradesh's Sri Venkateswara temple in Tirupati, officials in Puri district, Odisha, have decided to test the quality of ghee used at the Jagannath Temple.

A devotee has raised alarm after claiming to find tobacco wrapped in paper inside a laddu received as prasadam (religious offering) at the renowned Sri Venkateswara temple in Tirupati.

This action comes amid growing concerns regarding the quality of ghee used in the preparation of Laddu Prasadam at the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Tirumala.

A show-cause notice has been issued to AR Dairy amid ongoing controversy regarding the presence of 'animal fat' in ghee used for the preparation of laddus in the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD). T

A four-hour purification ritual was performed at the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) shrine to appease Lord Venkateswara Swamy, following serious allegations that animal fats had been used in the preparation of the sacred Tirupati laddus,

TTD has introduced a ghee testing system for the first time to ensure the purity of ingredients used in the famous Tirupati laddu prasadam. This initiative, led by Executive Officer Shamala Rao, addresses concerns about adulteration and will blacklist suppliers providing impure products.