Rajasthan
White glazed pottery with hand painted blue flower designs, copper and brass items, heavy folk-art
jewellery, heavy embroidered material with tiny mirrors and beads and tie-dye work attract visitors from the world over. Udaipur is renowned for modern reproductions of old miniature paintings. Jodhpur, Jaipur and Jaisalmer are popular haunts for shopping.
Cities in Rajasthan
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jaipur |
jodhpur |
udaipur |
Jaisalmer |
Bikaner |
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Udaipur |
Mount-Abu |
Ajmer |
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Himachal Pradesh
The Kulu Manali region is specially known for it's shawls, scarves, and wooden carvings. One can also find, in this state, hand-made shoes, wooden toys and other wooden articles.
Cities in Himachal
| Shimla |
Manali |
Lehul & Spiti |
Kullu |
Chamba |
| Mandi |
Kangra |
Dharamshala |
Solan |
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Punjab
'Phulkari'-embroidered fabrics, bed spreads and wall hangings are most popular. One can also buy gold and silver threaded footwear, woodcraft, silver work, carved bracelets, jewellery, woolens, durries and carpets.
Cities in Pumjab
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Chandigarh |
Gurdaspur |
Hoshiarpur |
Bhatinda |
Amritsar |
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Ferozpur |
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Haryana
Here too 'Phulkari' work products are very popular. Gold, silver and sequin work footwear, carpets and folk handicrafts are other items of interest.
Cities in Haryana
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Chandigarh |
Ambala |
Panipat |
Gurgaon |
Rohtak |
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Delhi
It is a shopper's paradise as emporiums of every other state are present here. Some of the special handicrafts of Delhi are silver work, filigree, gold and silver embroidered saris and fabrics, perfumes, curios, paintings, brass, copper, leather items and Indian musical instruments. Chandni Chowk is a good place to shop in Delhi.
Uttar Pradesh
Badhoi & Mirzapur are known for their carpets, copper & brass items, Kanpur for it's leather works and Banaras and for it's silk saris. Marble inlay trinket boxes, marble curios, ivory statuettes and semi-precious stone inlay are the forte of Agra. Products made of the famous 'chikan' work come from
Lucknow.
Cities in Uttarpradesh
| Agra |
Allahabad |
Almora |
Badrinath |
Mathura |
| Kanpur |
Lucknow |
Mussoorie |
Varanasi |
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Uttranchal
Kashmir has innumerable handicrafts. Carpets, papier mache, leather shoes, boots, coats & jackets, rugs, embroidered shirts & dresses and walnut wood carvings. The famous embroidered shawls, the silk soft 'Pashmina' shawls, stone studded jewellery, filigree and enamelware are many of the artifacts that make Kashmir a shopper's dream.
Cities in Uttranchal
Jammu & Kashmir
Kashmir has innumerable handicrafts. Carpets, papier mache, leather shoes, boots, coats & jackets, rugs, embroidered shirts & dresses and walnut wood carvings. The famous embroidered shawls, the silk soft 'Pashmina' shawls, stone studded jewellery, filigree and enamelware are many of the artifacts that make Kashmir a shopper's dream.
Cities in Jammu Kashmir
