Shri Manik Prabhu Samsthan believes in the Sanskrit maxim which says that no charity as great as Annadan. The tradition of Annadan in the Samsthan dates back to the days of Shri Prabhu who saw to it that no one, not even animals and birds remain hungry in Maniknagar. Shri Prabhu preached and practiced the true vedic religion wherein great stress has been laid on Annadan. It is said in the Vedas that nourishment is Brhaman. The Vedas declare as follows:
Treat nourishment with great respect. Never show disrespect to nourishment. That should be a vow. Nourishment is verily vitality and the physical body is the consumer of this nourishment. Vitality is established in physical body, which is the form of nourishment, and physical body is established in vitality. One can not survive without the other. Here nourishment remains established in nourishment. When one realizes this mutuality he transcends the duality of physical body and vitality and remains unwavering in the path of spiritual evolution. He can sense his true appetites and hence recognize what is good nourishment for him. His system will now crave only for good inputs. The products and processes that emanate from him will contribute to his greatness by the glory of Brahman. With his intimate connection to the essence of the universe he becomes well-known because of his essentiality.

ever turn away from nourishment. That should be a vow. Attractions and repulsions arise from sensibilities. The water of sensibilities is the nourishment for the inner fire of passions. Sensibilities are established in the fire of passions and the fire of passions is established in sensibilities. One can not survive without the other. One acts as the nourishment for the other. Here nourishment remains established in nourishment. When one realizes the mutuality he transcends the duality of sensibilities and passions and remains unwavering in the path of spiritual evolution. He can sense his true passions and hence recognize what is good nourishment for him. His passions will now be directed only towards good inputs. The products and processes that emanate from him will contribute to his greatness by the glory of Brahman. With his intimate connection to the essence of the universe he becomes well-known because of his essentiality.

Work for the proliferation of nourishment. That should be a vow. Nourishment proliferates when it breaks free from the limitations imposed by the solidity of earthiness and transgresses into the domain of the infinity of inner space. The solidity of earthiness is the nourishment for the ethereal inner emptiness. Earthiness is grasped by the ethereal nature of the inner space. Earthiness is established in ethereal nature of inner space and vice versa. The ethereal nature of inner space is nourished by the solidity of earthiness. The solidity of earthiness in turn is nourished by the ethereal nature of inner space. One can not survive without the other. Here nourishment remains established in nourishment. When one realizes the mutuality he transcends the duality of earthiness and the ethereal nature of inner space and remains unwavering in the path of spiritual evolution. His perceptions will now convert everything into good nourishment. The products and processes that emanate from his virility will contribute to his greatness by the glory of Brahman. With his intimate connection to the essence of the universe he becomes well-known because of his essentiality.
Accept whatever inputs come to you with equanimity. That should be a vow. To accommodate palatable and unpalatable inputs in the same manner one has to be resourceful. It is to be understood that the basic purpose of nourishment in any plane is to accumulate resources. If nourishment has been cooked with this attitude it provides excellent resourcefulness. If nourishment has been cooked with a partial acceptance of this attitude it yields resources that are of tolerable quality. If nourishment is prepared indifferently it yields resources of very poor quality. When one is aware of this he will be careful about how he prepares nourishment. His words will be productive. The play of his vitality will be for the good of all. His hands will always be busy with productive work. He will be dynamic and will not fumble for sense of direction. The outputs from him will have plenty of takers and will not suffocate him as stale inventory. That is a balanced existence as we see from the plane of an earthy man.

With these Vedic ideals in mind the Samsthan organizes Annadan daily under the Nitya Annadan Scheme. Bhandarkhana as it is called, has a huge kitchen where food can be prepared for at least a lakh of people. The Bhandarkhana is equipped with all modern kitchen equipment to cater to the needs of the devotees. There are 3 huge dining halls where 5000 devotees can take food at any given time.
Annadan is performed every day, wherein hundreds of devotees partake the bliss of Mahaprasad irrespective of caste, creed or religion. Not a single paisa is charged for the food. It is Shri Prabhu’s Prasad and is free for all. During the Datta Jayanti Mahotsava lakhs of devotees partake the Mahaprasad and it indeed is a gigantic task.
It is a strong belief amongst the devotees that Shri Prabhu Himself, disguised as any ordinary man, woman, child, beggar, fakir or a Brahmin comes to the Bhandarkhana to see for himself whether his mission is being carried on as per the foundations laid down by him. Many a devout roll in the left over pattals with a belief that their bodies, minds and intellect would be purified by the touch of the leftover food consumed by none other than Shri Prabhu Himself.