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Panchamrita (, ) is a mixture of five foods used in Hindu as well as Jain worship and puja and AbhiṣekaFor definition of पञ्चामृत (IAST: ) as "the collection of five sweet things used in worshipping deities" see: , It is often used as an Sacrifice during pooja post which it is distributed as prasad.
The main ingredients typically include honey (मधु), sugar (शर्करा), cow milk (दुग्ध), curd (दधि) and ghee (घृत)
The Abhiṣeka starts with ghee. A conch full of cow's ghee is poured on the head of the Idolatry and it flows down up to feet. Then cow milk, curd, honey and sugar are poured. While a variety of additional regional ingredients such as, cardamom, banana, Coconut, and Date palm are used, the five base ingredients remain the same across all of India.
In Tamil Nadu, Panchamritam () is a mixture of banana, ghee, honey, jaggery and cardamom. In addition, other substances like seedless dates and sugar candies are added. Keralites may also include tender coconut. Some recipes also include grapes.
Palani Dhandayuthapani temple located in Tamil Nadu is popular for its unique panchamirtham which uses Virupatchi hill bananas grown in the surrounding Palani hills. It received its unique Geographical indication in 2019 from the Government of India.
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