What is Araginpu
Araginpu is a food offering made to the deity at the middle of the day. In temple worship, food offered to the Lord is called naivedyam, and it is offered more than once a day. At Tirumala, for example, the three main daily offerings are Balabhogam in the morning, Rajabhogam at midday and Shayanabhogam at night.
At Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Yadagirigutta, Araginpu is offered to Lord Lakshmi Narasimha. The temple's poster lists it at midday, after the morning sevas, and describes it as a food offering. The temple's morning food offering is Balabhogam.
What devotees seek
A food offering is made to please the Lord and seek his favour. Once offered, the food becomes prasada, a word often translated "gift" or "grace", and is shared with devotees.
Prasada is food offered with praise and thanksgiving, so Araginpu suits occasions of thanks: a result that came through, a recovery, a first salary, a safe return. It also suits a family's own days, when a household wishes to offer the Lord a meal in its name.
What happens
In outline: food is prepared fresh and placed before the deity, and the priest recites mantras as it is offered. After the offering, the food is shared as prasada.
What Yadagirigutta offers at midday, and how, could not be confirmed from an official source.
The spirit of the offering is the subject of a story in the Mahabharata, told in The Meal Krishna Chose.
What you receive
When you book through VedaJyoti, you receive a recorded video of the offering.