Ananta Vsudeva temple in Bhubaneswar, rice in earthen pots "The famed abadha of the Lord is the most sought after holy meal in Odisha after Lord Jagannath’s abadha. On an avearage day, 3000 to 5000 devotees partake of the abadha at the temple everyday while the number swells many times over on special occasions like sankranti and religious festivals. The badia dalma* and pachedi made at the temple are the special attraction of the Ananata Vasudeva abadha. [...] As it is, getting earthen pots in adequate numbers is becoming difficult by the day because of the construction activities on the land formerly used for extraction of earth for the making of kuduas (earthen pots). It may be noted that almost 280 servitors from 127 families have been employed in this business. While almost 80 cooks from Brahman Sahi of Old town in the city are employed to prepare the dishes for the abadha, almost 200 helpers help these cooks in facilitation of water, cutting vegetables and transportation etc. Abadha is prepared in a long thatched house with 16 rooms and 25 cookers and then sold via 22 stalls. Orders increase significantly during times of marriage ceremony, thread ceremony, shraddha and other such religious occasions." source: Lingaraj Sahu odishasuntimes.com/2015/03/30/future-of-famous-ananta-vas...

• Dalma - odia special dal made with various vegetables.