Ever since the dining hall or the prasadalaya was built in 2009, the place has been serving over 40,000 devotees on a daily basis. If you wondered where this kitchen is located then let’s help you soak in the glory of being an Indian, again. The iconic Saibaba temple in Shirdi stands tall in its grace of being the holy place, quite literally. With digital signboards reading, What you have in your platter is not mere food. It’s Prasada of Shri Saibaba. Please don’t waste it and the tables being occupied at the drop of a hat and the hot meal being served to the devotees, this is a view that is worth being a part of.
Sri Sai Sansthan Prasadalaya is a free kitchen in Shirdi, Maharashtra. It is spread across 4 rooftops with 73 solar dishes, making it the largest solar-powered kitchen in India. The solar dishes fuel the preparation of nearly 50,000 meals each day and the concentrated heat from all the dishes creates 2800 kgs of steam in a single say! These dishes concentrate sunlight on receivers that contain water, generating steam that is piped down to the kitchen for cooking the meals. More than 2 tonnes of rice is cooked through this plant every day, saving cooking gas of up to Rs 20,000.
