Palpayasam, sweet prepared using milk, sugar, and rice, is the most important offering at the famous Ambalapuzha Sree Krishna Temple in Alappuzha District in Kerala. There two versions of history of the Ambalapuzha Paal Payasam. On story is associated with the game of chess. Story Ambalapuzha Palpayasam And Chess The king of Chemakasherri was a great fan of chess and a brilliant player. He once challenged the people to defeat him in chess. A poor Brahmin, whom the people have never seen in the area, took up the challenge. But the Brahmin put a condition that if the king was defeated then he should give rice to him. The king has to keep one rice grain on the first square and then double it in the remaining each 63 squares in the chess board. The king did not realize as to what he was really staking. It was impossible for any king to give that amount of rice. The total rice from 64 squares would add up to 9 million trillion rice grains. The king accepted the condition set forth b