48-Day Fasting Meal Plan for Lord Muruga

 Here’s a simple and balanced meal plan for your 48-day Lord Murugan fasting period. This plan follows a satvik diet (no onion, garlic, or non-veg) while keeping you energetic and healthy.

Morning (Pre-Breakfast) – 6:00 AM to 7:00 AM

✅ Herbal Drink:

• Warm water with honey and lemon (for cleansing the system)
• Tulsi or ginger tea (for immunity & digestion)
• Tender coconut water (for hydration)

✅ Fruits:

• Banana, apple, pomegranate, or any seasonal fruit

Breakfast – 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM

✅ Options:

• Ragi kanji (Finger millet porridge) with jaggery
• Idli with coconut chutney (no onion, no garlic)
• Pongal (Ven Pongal or Ragi Pongal) with pepper & jeera
• Poha with grated coconut
• Millet dosa with homemade tomato chutney

Mid-Morning – 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

✅ Snacks:

• Dry fruits (almonds, walnuts, raisins)
• Buttermilk (with jeera & curry leaves)
• Fresh fruit juice (without sugar)

Lunch – 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

✅ Balanced Meal Options:

1. Rice-based meal:

• Steamed rice with moong dal & ghee
• Mixed vegetable sambar (no onion, no garlic)
• Carrot or beetroot poriyal
• Curd or buttermilk

2. Millet-based meal:

• Kodo millet or barnyard millet with rasam
• Kootu (dal with vegetables like ash gourd or pumpkin)

3. One-Pot Meal:

• Lemon rice or coconut rice with sundal (chickpeas)

Evening Snack – 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

✅ Tea Time:

• Sukku (dry ginger) coffee
• Herbal tea (tulsi or jeera tea)
• Roasted peanuts or makhana (fox nuts)

Dinner – 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

✅ Light & Easy to Digest Options:

• Vegetable khichdi with ghee
• Thalipeeth (Maharashtrian multigrain roti) with curd
• Ragi or wheat dosa with jaggery
• Bottle gourd soup or dal soup with chapati

Before Bed – 9:00 PM

✅ Warm milk with turmeric or cardamom

Fasting Tips:

• Drink plenty of water throughout the day.
• Avoid deep-fried and processed foods.
• Include more sattvic vegetables like pumpkin, ash gourd, carrots, beets, and greens.
• Cook food with minimal spices (jeera, pepper, turmeric, and ginger are best).
• If doing strict fasting, have only fruits, milk, and tender coconut.