THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: For the first time, some iconic temple prasdams in the state will get patent cover. The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) has decided to go for securing patent on Ambalapuzha palpayasam, Kottarakara unniyappam and Sabarimala aravana.
The decision comes following the reports that the Amabalapuzha palpayasam is being sold in bakeries after being illegally produced. Obtaining the patent would bar others from naming or selling the prasadams under the same name, said TDB president A Padmakumar.
He said this will be the first time that the temple prasadams will be getting patent for their uniqueness. The TDB has decided to obtain the patent rights under the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act.
“We have started taking legal steps against those behind the cheating. Already the law department has been asked to help us with the legal opinion to tackle such case,” said the president.
Earlier this month, the TDB had initiated legal measures against a bakery for allegedly preparing and selling milk porridge in sealed containers under the name ‘Ambalapuzha palpayasam’. “The real prasadam is prepared at the temple and distributed to the devotees after offering to the deity. But, unfortunately, in many places, bakeries and caterers prepare it themselves and sell it claiming to be prasadams,” he said.
The decision comes following the reports that the Amabalapuzha palpayasam is being sold in bakeries after being illegally produced. Obtaining the patent would bar others from naming or selling the prasadams under the same name, said TDB president A Padmakumar.
He said this will be the first time that the temple prasadams will be getting patent for their uniqueness. The TDB has decided to obtain the patent rights under the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act.
“We have started taking legal steps against those behind the cheating. Already the law department has been asked to help us with the legal opinion to tackle such case,” said the president.
Earlier this month, the TDB had initiated legal measures against a bakery for allegedly preparing and selling milk porridge in sealed containers under the name ‘Ambalapuzha palpayasam’. “The real prasadam is prepared at the temple and distributed to the devotees after offering to the deity. But, unfortunately, in many places, bakeries and caterers prepare it themselves and sell it claiming to be prasadams,” he said.
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