Sangli located in the western part of Maharashtra is considered to be the largest and most important trading center for turmeric in AsiaPopularly known as the Saffron City Sangli has been cultivating its worldfamous turmeric since the 1900s It is said that large quantities of Sangli turmeric used to be exported through the Rajapur harbor port and also became famous as Rajapuri turmeric A historical and progressive auction system was established in 1910 which helped Sangli turmeric gain international recognition The unique colour and aroma of Sangli turmeric is derived from the physical characteristics of the black soil and most importantly from their ingenious underground storage system commonly known as Peve which has been in use for more than a century Sangli turmeric has a Curcumin content percentage of 345 which is very high and lends it an earthy slightly bitter a little hot peppery flavour and a mustardy fragrance This deep saffron coloured turmeric received the Geographical Indication Tag GI in 2018