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32 Reviews Anjuna Market takes place every Wednesday from October onwards throughout the high-season, from around 09:00am to 06:00pm. It was the hippies who brought about the trend of the flea market at Anjuna...
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STORES/ SHOPPING CENTRES Mumbai
32 Reviews It will be best to shop in Santacruz (West) for stitched Indian style dresses for women. Linking Road and ELCO on Hill Road in Bandra (West), Vile Parle (East), Dadar (West and East) are also good for...
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Miscellaneous Delhi
34 Reviews From home furnishings to clothing for men, women and children. You get the different sense of style from the moment you see the exterior part of the shop. Two levels of nothing but brilliant items and...
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Traditional wear Hyderabad
6 Reviews There are hundreds of shops in Laad Bazaar and other places, such as Sultan Bazaar in Hyderabad, that sell bangles. It's so difficult not to buy all of them...there are so many really remarkable...
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Shops Jaipur
17 Reviews For very light quilts, the type you would like to cover yourself with when the air-conditioner or the fan is going on at full blast, try the .5 or 1 kg Jaipur quilt. You may like the pure cotton...
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MISCELLANEOUS Goa
32 Reviews This shop on baga road opposite Hotel Saahil has a good collection of novels, books, fiction non-fiction, with an intelligent owner aswell. His name is Darshan, a roly poly guy who can talk about just...
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FASHION STREET Mumbai
7 Reviews I went here a number of times and each time I had to direct the taxi driver (one of whom had never been and was so impressed he bought himself a shirt!)! When I was left stranded in Mumbai (volcanic...
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Cloths Delhi
11 Reviews One Style Mile is an area in south Delhi which is home to various designer outlets (and also some popular restaurants). Some of the well known stores that are located here include Kimaya, and Ayamik...
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The Great Mall of Hyderabad Hyderabad
3 Reviews Hyderabad Central - Located on punjagutta Road. Well this is one of the biggest shopping Mall in Hyderabad. It also has a cinema theatre.PVR located on the top floor of the mall. You would get the...
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STREET VENDORS Mumbai
14 Reviews Colaba Causeway is shopping heaven. It is a very long road lined on one side with hundreds of stalls. They sell everything you could imagine from jewellery, clothes, instruments, fruits, books,...
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Jewelry Delhi
3 Reviews I can't even count the number of times I have come to Dilli Haat now! Just love the things here. On my visit this August, I bought beautiful, delicately made handcrafted silver and amethyst ring and...
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Contemporary Arts n Crafts in Hyderabad Hyderabad
3 Reviews There was a time when people usually came to Hyderabad to buy Pearls. They still do. But, today, there is more to the city than just Pearls. Shopping malls become increasingly popular, while food...
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THIEVE'S MARKET (CHOR BAZAAR) Mumbai
6 Reviews Antiques are becoming the style statement of today's drawing rooms. And a trip to Mumbai (or Bombay) could unfold some of the best antiques you might have ever seen. Chor Bazaar is the place poised on...
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Books Delhi
4 Reviews In Connaught place are many stores, and many of them are oriented towards tourists. Be this as it may, I can strongly recommend to go here for books. I think there were two, maybe three bookstores in...
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India is well known for hand made textiles. The handmade "Zaris" are magnificent pieces of art...and a great souvenir as well!There are also embroidered materials found, like pillow cases for example. They are found in various designs and colors.
Colaba Causeway is a long street in Mumbai where you can buy everything. If you are looking for last minute gifts or souvenirs before you leave this is the place. Just walk along this street and you will find small stalls, regular stores and department stores selling all the things you forgot to buy your friends while touring. So don't carry all the gifts around with you- buy them just before you fly home. You can buy incense in Mysore but it is the same price in Mumbai, small miniature pictures on fine paper , little buddha and Ganesh statues and much more. a few dollars only.
there are numerous stores/stalls where you cany buy indian clothes from. prices are never fixed but the merchandise is always good. the shop assistants are nice if not over friendly but u always receive the attention you need. politeness is a guarentee as they rely on ur custom when in india, a sari or any asian clothing is really cheap and is always in the latest fashion. so this is a must to buy. prices are never fixed. the shopkeepers are able to see you are foreign regardless of colour and will immediately hike up the price. therefore you must haggle the price down but nothing too insulting. you shouldnt expect to pay more than £100 (british pounds) for an item no matter how embriodered it is, if they expect u 2 walk out. also, dont show you interest till your really keen, otherwise they keep pulling more out
Why not treat yourself to some handmade clothing while in India. For a very modest price street tailors will make you anything you like. I have had a few shirts made by these men anf they were just great, not only do you get a handmade shirt, but also a great momento of your trip.Expect to pay around 1 or 2 pounds for a basic Indian style cotton (No Collar) shirt. Tailors as I said will make you anything you like, and usually within a couple of hours.You simply choose the material and a design, then leave it up to these wizzards to work their magic with the aid of their old sewing machine. A lot less than you would at home!
Stretching along the road down from the Flora Fountain is a collection of stalls selling clothing that didn't make the grade for export.There will be small faults on most garments, but it's a cheap place to shop if you have good bargaining skills. In fact, if you need to practice your bargaining skills, go here with no intention of buying something and see how you get on - by genuinely not wanting to buy you will be able to wangle a better price - but watch out - if the price is good enough, you may end up buying anyway!
These Urls are helpfulwww.vihari.com/shopping/shopping1.asphttp://www.tsiindia.com/shopping.htmlhttp://www.merukatours.com/shopping.htmhttp://www.rediff.com/http://www.kasbah.com/vitalstats/to_do_and_see/shopping/india_india_1.htm India offers lots of exotic things for everyone..Make sure that you get the quotes from different vendors b4 you make a purchase decision..Bargaining is the order of the day ( except in high end markets )One can find the exotic things to buy at each palce..Go to the respective tourism organisation site of the particular state and look..Type in GOOGLE and seach for ....Tourism...(eg Kerala, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu Tourism ) Varies for the items one purcahse.
Not a thing to list under jewellry, perhaps. Because the bangles are usually made of plastic.Anyway, especially in the shopping district near the Vishvanathi area in Varanasi, the bangle shops were abundant. Bangles cost perhaps 1-2 euros for ten pieces and the come in EVERY look. Pastel, bright, golden, silvery, adorned, simple, metal, plastic even glass ones (ooops there is something not to pack in a rucksack you are using for train pillow!!), every taste has a bangle, provided you like bangles in the first place of course.I say I got about 40 pcs to bring home, the bright turquiose ones look great with a tan, but they make an annoying rattle when you move. Try them on first, many are very small in size. If you want to bring something home for children, this may be a cute not too expensive gift for little princesses. Bangles, bangles, bangles 1-3 euros per ten pcs, unless you go for...
Get a pair of leather sandals. I did, and they were so comfortable. I got them in a real shoe store though, and not in a tourist store, possibly the touristic sandals were less comfy, but I might be wrong. They looked cooler though. Anyway, with all the foot jewelry for sale, and if you get a mendhi or something, sandals are great for showing off your feet! From 2$US and up...
One thing to really go for in India is jewelry. Especially foot jewelry! Beautiful toe rings or anklets are for sale everywhere, also headlocks can be fun (the little adornment on your forehead, just belov the hair line), and don't forget the bindis ("stickers" for your forehead, the most common in red felt). You can also get nice bindis for your belly button. These things are not expensive, easy to pack and make exotic gifts for friends at home! Look around a bit. The prizes vary considerably. Get your items in specialized stores rather than stores aimed at tourists. Bindis can be found in perfumeries for example.
BEWARE! whilst on a tour or if on day out with a hired car you will be taken to the obligatory "carpet shop" (the guide will be getting a cut for taking you there).It is however an essential part of being in India..but after about the 3rd or 4th stop you begin to tire of the same "carpet-patter"!!.This will consist of a greeting of "we are not going to sell you anything!!" to a display of how the carpet is made to the extravagent display of carpets on offer. The carpets however are generally of excellent quality,usually made in Kashmir (of which you'll be told of the troubles and how they have to come to Delhi to sell)and far better than you will buy at home. However come with your credit card..the carpets can be expensive and a great deal of bartering will have to be done..and even when you have purchased,be prepared for them to want to sell you more..if not carpets,pashmenas,trinkets...
Neemrana Fort-Palace State of Rajasthan
2 Reviews and 244 Opinions This is such a lovely place, whether for a couple celebrating their love or for a singleton,...
Taj Mahal Palace Tower Mumbai
22 Reviews and 859 Opinions The Taj Mahal Palace & Tower was built in 1903, and was a majestic landmark before the Gate of India...
Leela Goa
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Q: Hello, I'm a UK passport-holder planning to spend the month of August in India, for the first time! However, I'm going to visit...
A: I hope that you are aware that August is Monsoon season in Delhi. It is also VERY hot and humid. If you can cope with this, also be aware that if (impossible to...
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