WHAT IS ' CHAPPAN BHOG'....

WHAT IS ' CHAPPAN BHOG' , IN EVERY HINDU HOUSE A TEMPLE IS THERE AND DAILY WORSHIP IS DONE. WHEN 'FOOD' IS OFFERED TO THE GOD, IT BECOMES 'PRASAD'. WHEN 56 FIFTY SIX COURSE MEAL IS OFFERED TO THE GOD IT IS CALLED ' CHAPPAN BHOG'.  WHEN THE DEVOTEES OFFER BHOG TO 

LORD KRISHNA ,AND THE  ITEMS LIKE FRUITS,

kHEER, PEDHA, MILK AND MANY MORE.
IN CHAPPAN BHOG, 56 DIFFERENT ITEMS 

ARE OFFERED TO LORD SHREE KRISHNA.

"Prasad" is offered to the deity with chanting 

of religious prayers. A part of it is put to the lips

of the idol as well.  This is called "Bhog Lagana". 

Some religious hymn is also sung like 

"Aao bhog lagao mere Ramji".
Small portions of the sanctified Prasad or 

Prasadam  are offered to all the gathering

who take it in their extended palms…
As far as I Know the story belongs to Lord Krishna.
He used to take 8 meals a day. when he lifted
Govardhan parbhat for 7 days he could not eat.
After 7 days when it was over and lord Inder
realised his mistake and surrendered.
People were and happy and offered Lord Krishna Bhoj
for what he had missed during the 7 days i.e. 7 x 8=56 .
so it was called 56 items Chappan Bhog.
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