Annasadanam
The Sanskrit word “annadanam” literally means the offering or sharing (danam) of food (annam). In every ethnic and religious community across the Indian subcontinent, no festival or ceremony is complete without annadanam or at least with the distribution of prasadam, the edible items offered during puja. Accordingly, the annadanam of food is stressed in ancient scriptures, including the vedas, upanisads, dharma sastras, dhamma pada, etc.
