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So, welcome everybody. We are going to prepare today Mahāprasāda. It is for every day, or every full moon day, or every Monday. We call it halvā or śerā. This is a very traditional prasāda. Always after cooking, we have to offer it to the Gurudeva or any God. So let’s come, welcome, and make the halvā. First we have here 50 grams of ghee. When the ghee becomes hot—when ghee is hot—[though] this is a little more than 50 grams of ghee. And this is 100 grams of the sujī or semolina. What we call this is from the white flour: sūjī. So sujī goes in, into the hot ghee. We shall mix it until it turns a little brown, like an almond’s color. It will take a little time. Suji or semolina—about, let’s say, 70 grams of ghee. When the ghee in the pot becomes hot, then we put the sujī inside. According to the taste, we put in 50 grams of brown sugar. So we take it, brown sugar. Purījī, Purījī… For the altar, or for pūjā, use pure ghee—that’s it. A teaspoon of ghee; it depends. If you want the light burning long, then you put in more ghee. If it has turned a still-living brown color, then it’s still not ready. And when we prepare your… Hot water, about 150 grams of water inside—hot water, what is ready. So, 100 grams of sojī, Purījī, semolina, brown sugar, ghee, 10 almonds, chipped, 10–50 raisins, daichi seeds. This is very traditional for every temple, for every household, for every altar. And during the cooking, the best is that we sing bhajan or some kīrtanam. Oṁ Namo Śrī Prabhu Dīp Nārāyaṇam, Haṁ Śabdāś Prabhu… Śaraṇa Parāyaṇam Dhām Savrasa Prabhu Śaraṇa Parāyaṇam. Oṁ Śrī Prabhudīp Nārāyaṇam. Oṁ Namo Śrī Prabhudīp Nārāyaṇam. Śrīmān Nārāyaṇa Nārāyaṇa… Śrīman Nārāyaṇa Śrīman Nārāyaṇa Nārāyaṇa Nārāyaṇa… Please accept this prasāda and bless us with your divine blessing, that we all live long, healthy, and happy. In this kitchen, in my house, in my āśrama, in my temple, may thy divine prasāda be offered every day at every cooking time. You see the semolina has turned into a brown color. That is now dried. So we put about 150 grams of hot water. At the same time, we put in this 50 grams of sugar, also almonds, cardamom, and raisins. Now we stir so long until this halvā should not stick to the spoon. As observed by Sūjī or with the steam on. So you see, the halvā is getting ready soon to be served. And it doesn’t stick on the tray for the offering to the Lord. Mahāprabhujī kī Karatā Mahāprabhujī kī Karatā… So we say, love this Lord God, please. Khurshād is ready. This is the halvā. Most welcome. You come and have the khurshādam with us. Thank you. That was the halvā. Bless you. In the name of Alakh Purījī, Siddha Pīṭha Paramparā, Om Śānti, Śānti, Dīpa Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān Kī Jaya, Deveśvara Mahādeva Kī Jaya, Mādhav Kṛṣṇa Bhagavān Kī Jaya, Satya Sanātana Dharma Kī Jaya, Om Śānti.