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Channapatna Toys & Dolls
within 100 km
Product :
Channapatna Toys & Dolls
Place of GI :
Channapatna, Karnataka
Mysore Sandal Soap
within 100 km
Product :
Mysore Sandal Soap
Place of GI :
Mysore, Karnataka
Mysore Jasmine
within 100 km
Product :
Mysore Jasmine
Place of GI :
Mysore, Karnataka
Mysore Silk
within 100 km
Product :
Mysore Silk
Place of GI :
Mysore, Karnataka
Description and basis :
Mysore silk is produced by Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation Limited (KSIC). The factory was founded in 1912 by Sri Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar, the Maharaja of Mysore.
Mysore Mallige
within 100 km
Product :
Mysore Mallige
Place of GI :
Mysore, Karnataka
Description and basis :
The Jasmine's association with the city of Mysore, the royal city of palaces, patronized by the Wodeyar of the Kingdom of Mysore, because its fragrance is as powerful as the famous Dasara festival held every year in the city during October.
Mysore Betel Leaf
within 100 km
Product :
Mysore Betel Leaf
Place of GI :
Mysore, Karnataka
Description and basis :
Mysore betel leaf is a variety of heart shaped betel (Piper betel) leaf grown in and around the region of Mysore. It is consumed as a betel quid or as paan, with or without tobacco. Mysore betel leaves are said to differ from other betel leaves because of their smooth texture and hot taste.
Mysore Sandalwood Oil
within 100 km
Product :
Mysore Sandalwood Oil
Place of GI :
Mysore, Karnataka
Description and basis :
Mysore Sandalwood Oil is a perfume oil extracted from sandalwood (Santalum album), known as a "royal tree", in the Mysore district of Karnataka, India. The tree species grown is stated to be one of the best varieties in the world.
Ganjifa Cards of Mysore
within 100 km
Product :
Ganjifa Cards of Mysore
Place of GI :
Mysore, Karnataka
Description and basis :
Ganjifa or Ganjeefa was a popular card game in ancient India. Ganjifa is now known more for the art work on the cards than the game itself. Cards made for royalty were inlaid with precious stones and were also made of ivory, mother-of-pearl and wafers of lac.
Mysore Rosewood Inlay
within 100 km
Product :
Mysore Rosewood Inlay
Place of GI :
Mysore, Karnataka
Description and basis :
Mysore Rosewood Inlay covers a range of techniques used by artisans in around the area of Mysore in sculpture and the decorative for inserting pieces of contrasting, often coloured materials like ivory shells, mother-of-pearl, horn and sandalwood into depressions in a rosewood object.
Mysore Paintings
within 100 km
Product :
Mysore Paintings
Place of GI :
Mysore, Karnataka
Description and basis :
Mysore painting is an important form of classical South Indian painting that originated in and around the town of Mysore in Karnataka encouraged and nurtured by the Mysore rulers. Mysore paintings are known for their elegance, muted colours, and attention to detail. The themes for most of these paintings are Hindu gods and goddesses and scenes from Hindu mythology.
Mysore Agarbathi
within 100 km
Product :
Mysore Agarbathi
Place of GI :
Mysore, Karnataka
Description and basis :
Mysore Agarbathi is a variety of incense sticks manufactured at Mysore using locally grown ingredients which was found only in state of Karnataka before. Maharaja of Mysore was patronised the production and promotion of the incense sticks.
Nanjanagud Banana
within 100 km
Product :
Nanjanagud Banana
Place of GI :
Nanjanagud, Karnataka
Description and basis :
Natively called as Nanjangud rasabalehannu, is a variety of banana grown in and around the area Mysore district and Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka, India. It is famous for its unique taste and aroma.
Nanjanagud Banana
within 100 km
Product :
Nanjanagud Banana
Place of GI :
Nanjanagud, Karnataka
Description and basis :
Natively called as Nanjangud rasabalehannu, is a variety of banana grown in and around the area Mysore district and Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka, India. It is famous for its unique taste and aroma.
Bangalore Blue Grapes
within 100 km
Product :
Bangalore Blue Grapes
Place of GI :
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Description and basis :
Bangalore blue grape, also simply called Bangalore Blue, is a variety of fox grape grown in districts around Bangalore in India.
Kasuti Embroidery
within 100 km
Product :
Kasuti Embroidery
Place of GI :
Karnataka
Description and basis :
Kasuti is a traditional form of folk embroidery practised in the state of Karnataka, India. Kasuti work which is very intricate sometimes involves putting up to 5,000 stitches by hand and is traditionally made on dresswear like Ilkal sarees, Ravike and Angi or Kurta.
Bangalore Rose Onion
within 100 km
Product :
Bangalore Rose Onion
Place of GI :
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Description and basis :
Bangalore rose onion, locally called gulabi eerulli, is a variety of onion grown in and around Bangalore in Karnataka. The characteristic which makes them unique istheir deep scarlet red colour
Devanahalli Pomelo
within 200 km
Product :
Devanahalli Pomelo
Place of GI :
Devanahalli, Karnataka
Description and basis :
The Devanahalli pomelo is a variety of the citrus fruit pomelo. It is exclusively grown in the region around Devanahalli taluk, Bangalore Rural District, India, as an exotic crop variety.
Coorg Orange
within 200 km
Product :
Coorg Orange
Place of GI :
Kodagu, Karnataka
Description and basis :
Coorg Orange is a cultivar of orange from Kodagu in Karnataka. Coorg oranges are regarded as man-made hybrids of mandarins, they have a tight skin and a sweet-sour taste. Coorg oranges are said to have longer shelf life compared to other varieties.
Coorg Arabica Coffee
within 200 km
Product :
Coorg Arabica Coffee
Place of GI :
Coorg
Description and basis :
In Kodagu district, Coffee cultivation forms the backbone of the economy of the district. The terrain of the region provides uniqueness to the Coffee grown in here.
Coorg Green Cardamom
within 200 km
Product :
Coorg Green Cardamom
Place of GI :
Kodagu, Karnataka
Description and basis :
Coorg Green Cardamom is a green variety of Cardamom grown in Coorg, Karnataka.
Toda Embroidery
within 200 km
Product :
Toda Embroidery
Place of GI :
Nilgiri, Tamil Nadu
Description and basis :
The Toda Embroidery, also locally known as "pukhoor", is an art work among the Toda pastoral people of Nilgiris, in Tamil Nadu, made exclusively by their women.The embroidery, which has a fine finish, appears like a woven cloth but is made with use of red and black threads with a white cotton cloth background.
Wayanad Robusta coffee
within 200 km
Product :
Wayanad Robusta coffee
Place of GI :
Wayanad, Kerala
Description and basis :
Wayanad in north Kerala grows around 50,000 to 60,000 tonnes of robusta coffee annually.
Wayanad Jeerakasala Rice
within 200 km
Product :
Wayanad Jeerakasala Rice
Place of GI :
Wayanad, Kerala
Description and basis :
Wayanad Jeerakasala Rice is a popular traditional aromatic rice cultivar of Wayanad District. This scented, non-basmati rice is famous for its characteristic fragrance and aroma. Grains are of medium size and shape, with golden yellow colour and partial short awns.
Wayanad Gandhakasala Rice
within 200 km
Product :
Wayanad Gandhakasala Rice
Place of GI :
Wayanad, Kerala
Description and basis :
Gandhakasala rice is a variety of rice cultivated by the farmers in Wayanad District in Kerala. This is a scented variety of rice grown mostly by the members of the tribal communities.
Malabar Pepper
within 200 km
Product :
Malabar Pepper
Place of GI :
Chikmagalur, Karnataka
Description and basis :
Malabar pepper is a variety of black pepper that originated as a chance seedling in a geographical region that now forms part of the present day state of Kerala in India. The area of production of this variety of pepper now covers all the geographical regions that were once part of the Malabar region.
Chikmagalur Arabica Coffee
within 200 km
Product :
Chikmagalur Arabica Coffee
Place of GI :
Chikmagalur
Description and basis :
The higher elevation region of Chikmaglur is predominantly Arabica growing area and provides the unique flavour and aroma to the coffee.
Malabar Pepper
within 200 km
Product :
Malabar Pepper
Place of GI :
Chikmagalur, Karnataka
Description and basis :
Malabar pepper is a variety of black pepper that originated as a chance seedling in a geographical region that now forms part of the present day state of Kerala in India. The area of production of this variety of pepper now covers all the geographical regions that were once part of the Malabar region,
Malabar Pepper
within 200 km
Product :
Malabar Pepper
Place of GI :
Chikmagalur, Karnataka
Description and basis :
Malabar pepper is a variety of black pepper that originated as a chance seedling in a geographical region that now forms part of the present day state of Kerala in India. The area of production of this variety of pepper now covers all the geographical regions that were once part of the Malabar region.
Bababudangiris Arabica Coffee
within 200 km
Product :
Bababudangiris Arabica Coffee
Place of GI :
Chikmaglur
Description and basis :
Bababudangiri is credited with introducing Coffee to India. He got some coffee seeds and planted them in the elevated regions of Chikmaglur thus making Chikmaglur the birthplace of coffee in India!
Erode Turmeric
within 200 km
Product :
Erode Turmeric
Place of GI :
Erode
Description and basis :
This is distinctive thin turmeric from Erode district, Annur and Thondamuthur taluks of Coimbatore district and Kangayam taluk of Tirupur district.
Salem Fabric
within 200 km
Product :
Salem Fabric
Place of GI :
Salem, Tamil Nadu
Description and basis :
Salem Silk known as Salem Venpattu refer to silk clothes made in Salem, Tamil Nadu.
Salem Silk
within 200 km
Product :
Salem Silk
Place of GI :
Salem, Tamil Nadu
Description and basis :
Salem Silk known as Salem Venpattu refer to silk clothes made in Salem, Tamil Nadu.
Coimbatore Wet Grinder
within 200 km
Product :
Coimbatore Wet Grinder
Place of GI :
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Bhavani Jamakkalam
within 200 km
Product :
Bhavani Jamakkalam
Place of GI :
Erode, Tamil Nadu
Description and basis :
Bhavani Jamakkalam refers to blankets and carpets manufactured in Bhavani in Erode district, Tamil Nadu.
Kaipad Rice
within 200 km
Product :
Kaipad Rice
Place of GI :
Kannur, Kerala
Description and basis :
Kaipad fields are salinity-prone natural organic rice cultivation fields in the northern districts of Kerala, India. The traditional kaipad system of rice cultivation is an integrated organic farming system in which rice cultivation and aquaculture go together in coastal brackish water marshes rich in organic matter.
Brass broidered coconut shell craft of Kerala
within 200 km
Product :
Brass broidered coconut shell craft of Kerala
Place of GI :
Kozhikode, Kerala
Description and basis :
Brass broidered coconut shell craft of Kerala is the craft of making beautifully carved and brass broidered products like cups, flower vases, snuff boxes, nut bowls, powder boxes and spoons using coconut shells as practiced by the artisans of Kerala in India.
Payyannur Pavithra Ring
within 200 km
Product :
Payyannur Pavithra Ring
Place of GI :
Payyannur, Kerala
Description and basis :
Payyannur Pavithra Mothiram is a kind of gold ring worn by Indians for its ritualistic value. This holy ring is worn during the rituals of pithru bali, or the prayer for the dead ancestors of the person. This ring was traditionally made of Dharba grass. However, the modern Pavithra Mothiram is made of gold.
Nilgiri (Orthodox)
within 200 km
Product :
Nilgiri (Orthodox)
Place of GI :
Nilgiri, Tamil Nadu
Description and basis :
Nilgiri tea is generally described as being a dark, intensely aromatic, fragrant and flavoured tea grown in the hills of the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu.
Kovai Kora Cotton Saree
within 200 km
Product :
Kovai Kora Cotton Saree
Place of GI :
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Description and basis :
Kovai Kora cotton is made from a blend of silk and cotton. A superior quality cotton yarn is mixed with traditional silk to produce kora cotton. The sarees have bright colored border designs with occasional use of shining zari. The required designs are weaved using the loom using combinations of colored cotton and silk threads and the borders are added later.
Palakkadan Matta Rice
within 200 km
Product :
Palakkadan Matta Rice
Place of GI :
Palakkad, Kerala
Molakalmuru Sari
within 200 km
Product :
Molakalmuru Sari
Place of GI :
Chitradurga, Karnataka
Description and basis :
Molakalmuru Sari are the traditional silk sari that are weaved in the Molakalmuru, Chitradurga district, Karnataka, India. The motifs include that of fruits, animals, and flowers.
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