Badi Deg & Choti Deg Booking – Ajmer Sharif Cauldron Cooking Guide

Arranging the cooking of consecrated sweet rice (Niyaz) in the historic imperial cauldrons—Badi Deg (4,800 kg capacity) or Choti Deg (2,400 kg capacity)—is among the most sacred and sought-after vows fulfilled by devotees at Ajmer Sharif.

Whether done in fulfillment of a heartfelt Mannat, in thanksgiving for a miraculous recovery, or celebrating a major family milestone, the Deg distribution brings immense divine blessings.

Step-by-Step Deg Booking Procedure

1. Selection of Cauldron: Choose between Badi Deg (Akbar's cauldron, 125 Maunds) or Choti Deg (Jahangir's cauldron, 80 Maunds) based on your family vow and budget.

2. Date & Timing Reservation: Reserve your preferred date (such as a birthday, wedding anniversary, Thursday, Jummah, or Chatti Sharif) through hereditary Khuddam.

3. Procurement of Pure Ingredients: Authenticated pure ingredients are sourced: premium Basmati rice, refined sugar, 100% pure desi ghee, saffron (zafran), almonds, cashews, raisins, cardamom, and clove.

4. Traditional Wood-Fired Preparation: Under the watchful guidance of hereditary Khuddam, expert temple-style cooks kindle the historic wood fires beneath the cauldron and prepare the sanctified rice.

5. Recitation of Holy Fateha & Dua: Once ready, hereditary Khuddam recite full Quranic Fateha invoking blessings upon the donor, their family, and deceased ancestors.

6. Distribution of Blessed Tabarruk: Consecrated food is served hot to thousands of pilgrims and dervishes, while special consecrated packaging is prepared for the sponsoring family to take home.

Remote Deg Booking for Devotees Worldwide

Devotees living across other cities or abroad who cannot travel to Ajmer can sponsor Deg cooking with complete transparency, receiving video documentation of their name-specific Fateha and holy Tabarruk dispatched securely to their doorstep.