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{{Short description|Banana cultivar from the Western Ghats, India}}
{{Infobox geographical indication
| name = Virupakshi Hill Banana
| image =
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| caption =
| description = [[Banana]]s from Virupakshi region
| type = Agricultural
| area = Virupakshi, [[Dindigul district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| country = India
| registered = 2008–09
| material =
| official website =
}}

'''Virupakshi Hill Banana''' is a type of [[banana]] grown in the Virupakshi region in the [[Palani Hills]] of [[Western Ghats]] in the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://search.ipindia.gov.in/GIRPublic/Application/Details/124|title=Application details|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=5 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505235718/https://search.ipindia.gov.in/GIRPublic/Application/Details/124|url-status=live}}</ref> It was declared as a [[List of geographical indications in India|Geographical indication]] in 2008–09.<ref>{{cite report|url=https://ipindia.gov.in/registered-gls.htm|title=Geographical indications in India|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=3 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203233006/https://ipindia.gov.in/registered-gls.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Description ==
The [[banana]] is cultivated at higher altitudes along the [[Palani Hills]] in the [[Western Ghats]]. It is often grown as a rain-fed crop grown during the [[South-west monsoon]] season. In the 1990s, cultivation areas were reduced by more than 90% as the crop was severely affected by [[Banana bunchy top virus]]. With various steps taken to alleviate the same, cultivation has expanded in the past decade.<ref name="Kodai"/><ref name="Pacheri"/>

Each tree bears a bunch of 70-100 fruits, which are first harvested after 18 months. The fruits are yellowish-green in color and is known for its unique smell and sweetness. The ripe fruits are firm with a thicker peel. The fruit is one of the five ingredients used in the [[Palani Panchamirtham]], a unique [[panchamrita]], made at the [[Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple]] in [[Palani]].<ref name="Pacheri">{{cite web|url=https://www.paticheri.com/2022/08/29/virupakshi-bananas-pazhani-panchamrutham/|title=Virupakshi bananas and Pazhani panchamrutham|publisher=Patcheri|date=29 August 2022|access-date=31 December 2023|archive-date=29 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829100524/https://www.paticheri.com/2022/08/29/virupakshi-bananas-pazhani-panchamrutham/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Kodai">{{cite web|url=https://www.thekodaichronicle.com/food/farmers-journal-meet-the-fragrant-virupakshi-hill-banana-endemic-to-the-palani-hills/|title=Farmer’s Journal: Meet the Fragrant Virupakshi Hill Banana, Endemic to the Palani Hills|publisher=Kodai Chronicle|date=18 December 2021|access-date=31 December 2023|archive-date=29 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929123926/https://www.thekodaichronicle.com/food/farmers-journal-meet-the-fragrant-virupakshi-hill-banana-endemic-to-the-palani-hills/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Geographical indications in Tamil Nadu}}
{{Kongu Nadu}}

[[Category:Agriculture in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Bananas]]
[[Category:Banana cultivars]]
[[Category:GI Tagged banana varieties of India]]
[[Category:Geographical indications in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Kongu Nadu]]
[[Category:Dindigul district]]

Virupakshi Hill Banana - Revision history

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