Tella biyyam (తెల్ల బియ్యం) simply means white rice. Ours is naturally aged white rice from our partner farmer NGOs, grown and milled without bleaching or polishing chemicals. Aged rice cooks into separate, fluffy grains.
Uses at home and in the puja
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Everyday meals – annam, pulihora, daddojanam.
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Naivedyam – pongali, paramannam and chitrannam offered to the deity.
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Akshintalu – unbroken rice mixed with a little pasupu for blessings.
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Kalasam and peetam – rice spread under the kalasam or on the peetam at many pujas.
How much rice does a puja need?
| Occasion |
Usual quantity |
| Varalakshmi vratam |
about 2 kg |
| Rudrabhishekam |
about 2 kg |
| Gruhapravesham |
about 12 kg (including dana and the kalasam) |
Quantities follow our Varalakshmi, Rudrabhishekam and Gruhapravesham samagri lists. For unpolished rice see dampudu biyyam.
Questions families ask
What is tella biyyam in English?
White rice.
Is tella biyyam suitable for naivedyam?
Yes. Most Telugu families use white rice for pongali, paramannam and akshintalu.
What does “aged rice” mean?
Rice stored for some months after harvest before milling and sale. It cooks drier and less sticky than new rice.
Goes well with
Dampudu biyyam (brown rice) · Siddha sannalu · Chitti muthyalu · All rice
Delivery: shipped across India, ₹100 flat delivery per order. Returns are accepted if an item arrives damaged, defective or wrong.
Buying for a whole puja? Send your samagri list on WhatsApp (+91 81210 07481) and we pack it together, or pick a ready puja samagri kit. For the Telugu, English and Hindi name of every item, see Telugu Pooja Samagri Names.
