Organic Himsagar Mangoes (sweet taste) from devotee orchard in Rajapur Jagannath mandir area. These mangoes are ripened naturally on the trees without the use of any artificial chemicals like carbide. They are hand picked and are available on a first come first serve basis. The mangoes are available for 3kg - 150. You can easily preserve mangoes by freezing or making your own Jam or Squash.
What devotees are saying ?
* Thank you for this delicious Mango's. Today I made a Lassy for the Lord without any sweetener, and the Prassadam was very tasty and sweet.
* Very tasty 😋 sweet, good flavor 👍👍
* The mangoes were amazing. Best mangoes I’ve had so far
* The mangoes you delivered were superb 🙏
* Absolutely Delicious. The taste is highlight of my life 🙏
* It was probably the first real mango I ate.
* The mangoes are so delicious, definitely the best in town by far.
* Haribol! Amazing! We want more. Very tasty and nice quality
* There were really good, sweet and juicy. I just ate them straight, no siaking in water. No problems with over heating of body. Also unlike the shop ones, which leave a burning sensation of lips and mouth, these don't. 🙏
* they are amazing, they are Jagannatha's fruits
* they are so delicious 😋
* Mangoes were amazing, loved offering them to our Deities 👍
Mango Meditation
Lord Caitanya's mango tree pastime in Amraghatta is described in this excerpt from Caitanya-caritamrta Adi lila 17.79-87:
"One day the Lord performed sankirtana with all His devotees, and when they were greatly fatigued they sat down. The Lord then sowed a mango seed in the yard, and immediately the seed fructified into a tree and began to grow. As people looked on, the tree became fully grown, with fruits that fully ripened. Thus everyone was struck with wonder. The Lord immediately picked about two hundred fruits, and after washing them He offered them to Krsna to eat. The fruits were all red and yellow, with no seed inside and no skin outside, and eating one fruit would immediately fill a man's belly. Seeing the quality of the mangoes, the Lord was greatly satisfied, and thus after eating first, He fed all the other devotees. The fruits had no seeds or skins. They were full of nectarean juice and were so sweet that a man would be fully satisfied by eating only one. In this way, fruits grew on the tree every day throughout the twelve months of the year, and the Vaisnavas used to eat them, to the Lord's great satisfaction. These are confidential pastimes of the son of Saci. Other than devotees, no one knows of this incident." In the Bhaktivedanta Purport to the last verse above, Srila Prabhupada writes: "Nondevotees cannot believe this incident, yet the place where the tree grew still exists in Mayapur. It is called Amra-ghatta or Ama-ghata."
Dangers of Artificial Ripening of fruits using Calcium carbide
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/food/dangers-of-artificial-ripening-of-fruits-and-vegetables-66753
Another chemical that is regularly used is calcium carbide, which produces acetylene, which is an analogue of ethylene.
It is, however, fraught with several problems. It is explosive in nature and studies have shown that it breaks down the organic composition of vitamins and other micronutrients. Besides, it changes only the skin colour: the fruit remains raw inside.
In addition, industrial grade calcium carbide is often found contaminated with trace amounts of arsenic and phosphorus, which are toxic chemicals.
The symptoms of arsenic and phosphorous poisoning include vomiting, diarrhoea with/without blood, weakness, burning sensation in the chest and abdomen, thirst, problem in swallowing, burning of eyes, permanent eye damage, ulcers on the skin, mouth, nose and throat.
Other symptoms include throat sores, cough, wheezing and shortness of breath. Consumption of artificially ripened mangoes can upset stomach. It damages the mucosal tissue in the stomach and disrupts the intestinal function. If a person is exposed to the chemicals for a long time, they can causes peptic ulcers.
According to studies, calcium carbide can also affect the neurological system by inducing prolonged hypoxia. It causes symptoms like headache, dizziness, high sleepiness, memory loss, cerebral oedema, numbness in the legs and hands, general weakness, cold and damp skin, low blood pressure and seizure.
Pregnant women particularly need to be very careful and should not consume such fruits and vegetables.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has banned calcium carbide under the Prevention of Food Adulteration (PFA) Act, 1954. Anyone using it can be imprisoned for three years along with a fine of Rs 1,000. However, no effective action plan has been devised to implement it.
How to know whether a fruit has been artificially ripened or not? What should one do if they are?
One can distinguish the artificially ripened fruit. They will have uniform skin colour in fruits like tomato, mango, papaya, and in the case of banana, the fruit will be yellow while the stem will be dark green. The fruits would also have lesser flavour and have shorter shelf-life.
Also, if the fruits are available before season, it could mean they are artificially ripened. Washing and peeling the fruits before eating can minimise the risks of calcium carbide.
