In many ISKCON temples, sumptuous preparations are offered to the Deities eight times a day. Standard Vedic menus are used, and the dishes are placed before their Lordships on silver plates. A Tulasi leaf is laid on each preparation being offered to the Lord. A typical day's menus in the temple might look like the following:
Offering at 3:50 a.m.:
- Burfi
- Two kinds of sandesh
- Rasagulla
- Sweet rice (shrikand in summertime)
- Water
Offering during morning puja:
- Fruit salad
- Burfi
- Sandesh
- Water
Offering at 8 a.m.:
- One sabji
- Chickpeas
- Salty chutney
- Savory
- Halava
- Laddu
- Cake or other sweet
- Puri
- Water
Offering at 1 p.m.:
- Two sabjis
- Pakora
- Rice
- Dal
- Soup
- Chapatis/ Papadams
- Salad
- Pickles
- Sweet chutney
- Sweet rice (sometimes additional sweets)
- Juice
- Water
Offering at 3:45 p.m.:
- Two fruit salads
- Fruit juice
- Lassi/ milkshake
- Whipped cream (ice cream in summertime)
- Sugar-coated nuts
- Cookies
- Honey
- Water
Offering at 6:30 p.m.:
- Two kinds of sabjis
- Rice
- Savory
- Sweet
- Puri
- Water
Offering at 7:40 p.m.:
- Hot milk
- Sweet chutney
- Puris
- Water
Offering at 8:45 p.m.:
- Cooked-down milk
- Betel nuts
- Water