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Marble from Gujarat's beatified pilgrimage tract and Shaktipeeth, Ambaji, has received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag from the Centre for high-quality achromatic chromatic extracted from its soil, an authoritative said connected Friday (November 14, 2025).
The Geographical Indications Registry, nether the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has registered a tag nether the sanction of Ambaji Marbles Quarry and Factory Association, Ambaji, successful Banaskantha district.
A GI tag is simply a presumption fixed to a merchandise that has a unsocial quality, oregon diagnostic owed to its circumstantial geographical origin.
Banaskantha District Collector Mihir Patel said, "The Government of India has granted the prestigious GI tag to the axenic achromatic marble sourced from the ineffable onshore of Ambaji. Along with its spiritual significance, Ambaji Shaktipeeth has present earned a distinguished spot connected the planetary representation of the marble industry."
He congratulated the radical of Banaskantha and the Ambaji Marbles Quarry and Factory Association for achieving this singular milestone.
Taking to X, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel hailed the GI tag for Ambaji marble.
"Getting the GI tag for Ambaji Marble is simply a substance of joyousness and pridefulness for Gujarat. Ambaji marble is known for its unsocial radiance and beauty, and it has been particularly utilized successful the operation of spiritual sites for galore years," helium noted.
With the GI tag, Ambaji marble present has its ain chiseled marque representation successful the planetary market. Because of this, the request for Ambaji marble volition summation successful nationalist and planetary markets, which volition boost section industries and promote artisans arsenic well, Patel maintained.
"Heartiest congratulations to the residents of Banaskantha and everyone associated with the Ambaji marble industry," helium wrote connected the societal media platform.
Speaking to reporters, Ambaji-based achromatic marble industrialist Kiranbhai Trivedi said, a GI tag is lone fixed to products that are of precocious quality.
The marble mines successful Ambaji are 1,200-1,500 years aged erstwhile Dilwara Jain Temple was constructed (in Mount Abu successful adjoining Rajasthan), helium said.
He said the majestic temple stands arsenic surviving impervious of the exceptional prime of Ambaji marble.
"Even aft truthful galore years, it (the Dilwara Jain Temple) has remained unchanged. In comparison, adjacent the stones of the Taj Mahal amusement signs of aging, but Ambaji marble has ne'er mislaid its purity," Mr. Trivedi noted.
Not lone successful Gujarat, but this achromatic marble has been utilized for constructing assorted temples overseas successful Miami, Los Angeles, Boston, New Zealand, and England, the businessman pointed out.
White marble extracted from Ambaji mines is beardown and affluent successful calcium. It is believed this marble was besides utilized successful the operation of the expansive Ram Temple successful Ayodhya owed to its durability.
According to a caller survey, Ambaji's achromatic marble has elements similar silicon oxide and calcium oxide.
A GI tag helps successful legally protecting the unsocial individuality and authenticity of a merchandise that originates from a circumstantial geographical area. The tag besides boosts marketplace value, and export imaginable of the product.
