Gujarat's Ambaji temple 'Mohanthal' prasad gets GI tag

12-10-2026 · English

Topics: History & Culture · 12 October 2026 Current Affairs (UPSC / TNPSC / SSC / RRB)

News

'Ambaji Mohanthal', the prasad sweet of the Ambaji temple in Banaskantha district, Gujarat, has received a Geographical Indication (GI) tag. The applicant is Shree Arasuri Ambaji Mata Devsthan Trust; application No. 1228 (filed 18 Apr 2024); certificate dated 1 Oct 2026. On 11 Oct 2026, the first day of Navratri, Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks Prof. Unnat P. Pandit handed over the certificate.

Key facts

Background

• Law: the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999, in force from 2003; registration lasts 10 years and is renewable. It fulfils India's obligation under the WTO's TRIPS Agreement.
• India's first GI – Darjeeling Tea (2004–05). The GI Registry is at Guindy, Chennai, under DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
• Other Gujarat GIs: Patan Patola, Kutch embroidery, Jamnagari Bandhani, Gir Kesar mango, Bhalia wheat.
• Temple prasad with GI: Tirupati Laddu (2009), Palani Panchamirtham (2019).

Tamil Nadu link: the GI Registry is in Chennai. Panchamirtham of the Palani Murugan temple (Dindigul district) got a GI in 2019 – Tamil Nadu's first temple prasad with a GI. Srivilliputhur Palkova and Kovilpatti Kadalai Mittai are other GI-tagged Tamil Nadu sweets.

Source: GI Registry (application 1228); Punjab Kesari, Utkarsh, Oct 2026

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