Tirupati Laddu was introduced as a temple offering.

_{On 2nd August 1715, The tradition of offering laddus to Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala began.}

_{Over time, this laddu became a famous temple offering.}

_{The Tirupati Laddu has been awarded a Geographical Indication (GI) tag by UNESCO and also holds patent and trademark rights.}

_{According to inscriptions found in Tiruchanur and the Govindarajaswamy temples, offerings of various prasadam were being made at the Tirumala temple as early as 830 CE.}

_{In 1803, the Madras Presidency started the official sale of temple prasadam.}

_{During the Mahant administration (1843–1933), a sweet boondi offering called “Manoharam” was introduced.}

_{After the establishment of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) in 1933, the laddu was formally standardized and became known as the Tirupati Laddu in 1940.}

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