Prasad

right|thumb|200px|Naivedya offered to Radha Krishna in Sri Maya Chandrodaya Mandir in [[Mayapur, India]]

Prasāda (, Sanskrit: प्रसाद), prasad or prasadam is a religious offering in Hinduism. Most often prasada is vegetarian food especially cooked for devotees after praise and thanksgiving to a god. Mahaprasada (also called bhandarā), is the consecrated food offered to the deity in a Hindu temple which is then distributed and partaken by all the devotees regardless of any orientation.