Prasad
Food offered to a god and then shared out as a blessing.
Also: prasadam, naivedya
Prasad is the food that has first been offered to a deity and then returns to the worshippers as a gift of grace. It may be a sweet such as laddu or halwa, fruit, cooked rice or a spoonful of sweetened water. Receiving it with the right hand, and eating it with respect, is part of the custom. Temples distribute prasad to every visitor, and in Sikh gurdwaras karah prasad, a warm pudding of flour, ghee and sugar, is given at the end of every service. Because it has been blessed, prasad is never wasted.
Region: South Asia