379 items on menu for ‘Andhra Alludu’

PNS|Vijayawada

The Godavari districts in Andhra Pradesh are known for their fertile lands and hospitality. And this is more perceptible during festive seasons, especially the Makara Sankranti. The ‘Godavarians’ who are famous for throwing a royal feast especially when the new son-in-law (Kotha Alludu) comes to the in-laws’ home for the festival.

A colossal spread is laid out for him to eat, and this year 2023 a family from the Eluru district beat last year’s record of a Narsapuram family’s 365 food items in the feast.

They carefully curated a menu that took around 10 days, made 379 food items, and proudly served him on the occasion of Makara Sankranti on Sunday.

The ‘Andhra Alludu’ in question is Buddha Muralidhar, an architect from Anakapalli near Visakhapatnam. He got married to Koruballi Kusuma whose father is a businessman from the Eluru district, on April 16 last year.

And since this was his first Sankranti festival after the marriage his in-laws prepared 379 dishes and served the elaborate meal which consisted of lip-smacking sweets, savories, rice items, and many more.

Another family from Bhimavaram of West Godavari district this year also served a spread of 173 items for their son-in-law. Businessman Tatavarthy Nagabhadri Lakshminarayana and his wife Sandhya surprised their son-in-law Chavala Prithvigupta with the elaborate meal which was served on Saturday.