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Mamallapuram stone sculptures get GI tag
November 28 , 2017
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- The Geographical Indication (GI) Registry has presented the Geographical Indication Tag status to Mamallapuram hand crafted stone sculptures of Tamil Nadu.
- The exquisite rock-sculpting techniques exhibited in Mamallapuram dates back to early 7th century CE.
- Mamallapuram was named after the king Narasimhavarma Pallava, who was also known as Mamallan (great wrestler).
- Sculptors use blue metal for stone sculptors instead of granite which has high density and very costly.
- The Pallava dynasty, which ruled the area between 6 and 9th centuries A.D., is responsible for the development of port town as a centre of art and architecture.
- Mahendravarman (AD 580-630), his son Narasimhavarman I or Mamalla (AD 630-668), Paramesvaravarman (A.D. 672-700) and Narasimhavarman II or Rajasimha (A.D. 700-728) had contributed the most of sculptures.
- Tamil Nadu is first among the states in India with regard to the number of GI tags for its products, while Uttar Pradesh comes second.
- Darjeeling Tea was the first Indian product to get a Geographical Indication.
- Tamil Nadu has submitted 50 products of which 24 have been approved by the registry and the most famous among these is the Kanchipuram silk.
- It is notable that Dindigul Lockers has not yet got its GI so far.
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