The Adi Subramanya temple is a part of the main Kukke Subhramanya temple. Here Subhramanya is worshipped in the form of two anthills. The clay/mud from the anthills is offered to devotees as Prasadam and is supposed to have medicinal properties.

The abhisheka for the Karthikeya deity is done with panchamritam which is then distributed as prasadam. The panchamritam is prepared using bananas, ghee, sugar, honey, dates, cardamom and rock sugar. The bananas are specially grown in the region and have very little water content. The metallurgy of the deity itself is supposed to add to the special taste of the panchamritam.

In the Panakala Narasimha temple in Mangalagiri, Narasimha is in the form of a wide open mouth and no body. The mouth is the opening of a cave. Devotees pour Panaka through the mouth and it disappears. When the Panakala stops being accepted, the remaining is distributed as Prasadam.

Vanchipattu are riddles in the form of songs. The answers refer to food items in the life of Krishna. It is the tradition of the oarsmen to sing Vanchipattu as a method of requesting the food that they would like to partake. Any food that is requested by the oarsmen is served since they are considered as deity themselves.

The ingredients for the Sadhya at the temple used to be taken by the boat. Once when the boat faced a threat, oarsmen from a village escorted the boat to the temple. In recognition of this, the Sadhya is offered to the Oarsmen from the region. The oarsmen are considered to be the deity itself. The feast is held over 60 and crews of oarsmen are invited by rotation to participate.

Jalebis are offered routinely in Nathdwara temple during winters. On Jalebi Utsav, the offering is special with Jalebis as large as dinner plate and 2 inches thick

The month long Khichidi utsav in Mathura is very famous and draws a number of devotees. The Radha Vallabh Mandir serves a special khichdi with several varieties of pickles.

On the day following Diwali, Govardhan Puja is celebrated in northern and western India. Several varieties of food are heaped in the shape of a mountain representing Govardhan Giri. The feast is known as Annakoot, meaning mountain of food.

Krishna sheltered the villagers of Gokul under the GovardhanGiri for seven days and seven nights. During this entire period, he did not eat and was focussed on protecting his people. Normally he is fed eight times a day. Therefore 56 items were prepared to quench his hunger after the Leela representing each of the meals he had missed.

In the Annapurneshwari temple, the devi herself offers food to the devotees. Maha Mangal Aarti is performed after this. The temple is on the banks of the river Bhadra in Chikmagalur. Devotees believe that if they take darshan here, they will never be short of food in their life. Three meals are served everyday in the temple.