Ambaji Temple's Traditional Mohanthal Sweet Offering Granted Geographical Indication Tag

Key facts

• The traditional Mohanthal prasad of the Ambaji temple in Gujarat's Banaskantha district received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag on the first day of the Sharadiya Navratri festival.
• Mohanthal is a sweet made of gram flour, sugar and ghee, and is considered the signature offering of the Ambaji temple, a prominent Shaktipeeth.
• The official GI certificate was presented to the Shri Arasuri Ambaji Mata Devasthan Trust at a ceremony held in Ambaji town on Sunday.
• Banaskantha Collector Mihir Patel is the managing trustee of the temple trust, while Unnat Pandit is the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks and Registrar of Geographical Indications.
• The Ambaji temple, located near the Aravalli hills, has no idol of the goddess; the Holy Shri Yantra is worshipped as the original deity.