"From the simple stringing together of lemon garlands for the goddess Durga, to dividing the prasadam or blessed foods for the children first, I came to associate food not only with feminity, but also with purity and divinity.“
-Padma Lakshmi
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![From the simple stringing together of lemon garlands for the goddess Durga, to dividing the prasadam or blessed foods for the children first, I came to associate food not only with feminity, but also with purity and divinity.](/_next/image?url=%2Fquotes%2Fpadma-lakshmi%2F112674.png&w=1200&q=75)