On Janmashtami, devotees prepare Chhappan Bhog, a grand offering of 56 dishes for Lord Krishna, combining six essential tastes: sweet, salty, sour, bitter, pungent, and astringent. The platter includes sweets like peda, kheer, jalebi, rasgulla, malpua, laddus, along with puri, khichdi, kadhi, pakoras, fruits, dry fruits, honey, buttermilk, and shikanji, etc, all cooked without onion and garlic.