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Palani panchamirtham gets geographical indication

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Palani panchamirtham gets geographical indication
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Palani Murugan temple's panchamirtham offering was the first temple prasadam in Tamil Nadu to receive a GI tag.

Prepared from hill bananas, jaggery, ghee, honey and other ingredients, Palani panchamirtham is a sweet offering of the Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple in Palani. It gained geographical indication status in the 2019-20 registration year. No temple prasadam had been granted that recognition before. Because the hill banana in it contains little moisture, the offering stays fresh without being refrigerated.

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