Day 29 – 10 February 2025
The dining experience at Yogadham during the MahaKumbh has been a journey of teamwork, challenges, and joy. Feeding thousands at Yogadham is a well-planned effort, ensuring timely meals, hygiene, and smooth operations. Here’s how the Yogadham kitchen team makes it happen:
Menu Planning: A 14-day menu is decided ahead of time with inputs from the caterer and The Satsang Foundation core members. Meal timings are set, and the dining seva team does a final check 30 minutes before serving to ensure everything is on schedule.
Managing Ingredients & Minimizing Wastage: The catering contractor oversees ingredient inventory. Estimated headcounts are shared at least a week in advance based on registrations. Participants are reminded to take only what they need and are welcome to come back for more.
Handling Peak Meal Hours: The dining area layout is optimized, but when crowds exceed capacity, sevaks step in to manage the flow. Roles are clearly assigned—one person at the entrance to regulate traffic, another guiding diners to available seats, a coordinator overseeing the process, and sevaks serving at buffet counters. This structure keeps things moving efficiently.
Team Behind the Effort: The kitchen staff from the catering team, and our dining sevaks manage the meal service . The number of sevaks increases based on the number of participants for the shibirs.
Maintain Silence in the dining hall was very creatively done by the team with interesting posts as it led up to Mauni Amavasya, a designated silent day. Posters requesting silence and no phone usage while eating were displayed at key locations on the campus.
The dining hall has become the most vibrant and happening space in Yogadham. It carries the energy of laughter, delicious food, shared joy, and the spirit of service.
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