Why Devotees Eat Sacred Food From the Floor at an Indian Temple

Would you eat food that had just been thrown onto the floor?
At an Indian temple, sacred food known as prasadam is placed directly on the ground before devotees kneel, collect it with their hands and eat it. For worshippers, the ritual represents humility, devotion and the destruction of human pride.
However, the tradition also raises serious questions about food hygiene. With hundreds of bare feet crossing the temple floor, could faith outweigh the risk of bacteria and contamination?
Discover one of India’s most controversial sacred food traditions and decide for yourself: devotion or unnecessary health risk?
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