10 Mega Kitchens Of India That Serves Thousands

By Aanchal Mathur

The Golden Temple, Amritsar

The Golden Temple of Amritsar in Punjab is a gurdwara which feeds a vegetarian meal to over 100,000 people every day. Guru Ka Langar of Golden Temple is known to be the largest free kitchen in the world. 

Jagannath Temple in Puri 

Mahaprasad at Jagannath Temple of Puri has daily food offerings of 56 different food items to the Lord, all of which are prepared in the kitchens of the temple and sold to the devotees in Ananda bazar. 

ISKON Yatra Kitchen 

ISKON kitchen offers food to a large number of people, especially during the Krishna Janmashtami festival.

Kalinga Institute Kitchen Bhubaneswar

Kalinga Institute of Bhubaneswar is the world’s largest tribal school, provides accommodation and study both along with healthcare food to 25,000 on daily basis.  

Akshaya Patra in Hubli

Akshaya Patra Foundation of Hubli is a non-profit organization and its mega kitchen provides Mid-day meals to over 1.5 million children in India every day. 

Shirdi In Maharashtra 

Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust of Shirdi is known to have one of the largest solar kitchens in India, preparing over 40,000 meals every day along with breakfast packets. 

Hola Mahalla Festival 

Hola Mahalla is the most popular Sikh festival held at Anandpur Sahib in Punjab wherein the mega kitchen serves 100,000 people during the festival. It is listed as one of the largest travelling kitchens of India. 

The Indian Railways 

Through on-board pantries, kitchens and vendors, The Indian Railways serves nearly seven lakh people daily.  

TajSATS Air Catering Ltd. 

TajSATS’s mega kitchen - a partnership between IHCL and SATS (Singapore Airport Terminal Services), serves thousands of people every day and has exceptional food for diabetics, Jains, kids and infants. 

Lijjat Papad Kitchen 

Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad has 81 branches and has an annual turnover of around Rs. 6.50 billion.