Destination guide — India

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GOVERNMENT RUN COTTAGE INDUSTRY EMPORIUMS OR PRIVATELY RUN
SHOPS AND THE BAZAAR ARE THE THREE DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS IN
WHICH TO SHOP FOR SOUVENIRS. HOWEVER IT IS BEST TO BUY
HANDCRAFTED GOODS FROM THEIR REGIONS OF MANUFACTURE.

THERE ARE A GREAT CHOICE OF GOODS FOR SALE, INDIAN
SILKS WHOSE PATTERNS AND TEXTURES VARY BY REGION
OF MANUFACTURE. COTTON, HAND PRINTED OR EMBROIDERED,
FOR TABLE CLOTHES, CLOTHES, AND BEDLINEN. CASHMERE
MADE INTO CLOTHING AND SHAWLS. HAND WOVEN RUGS AND
CARPETS. JEWELLERY, PRECIOUS AND SEMI PRECIOUS STONES.
ORNAMENTS CARVED FROM WOOD, SPICES, LEATHER GOODS,
GOLD, SILVER, BRASS AND TEA.

THE MOST FAMOUS BAZAARS ARE THE CONNAUGHT PLACE,
CHANDI CHOWK, DELHI HAAT IN DELHI & THE BHULESHWAR
AND CHOR BAZAAR IN BOMBAY. THE WELL KNOWN SILK TOWNS
ARE BANGALORE, VARANASI & KANCHIPURAM. RAJASTHAN IS
WELL KNOWN FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COTTON AND JEWELLERY.
KASHMIR FOR HANDWOVEN CARPETS, CASHMERE, COLOURFUL
PAPIER MACHE AND LEATHER GOODS. INDIAN SPICES ARE BEST
BOUGHT IN THE BAZAARS AND TEA CAN BE BOUGHT DIRECTLY FROM
THE PLANTATIONS IN DARJEERING AND IN THE TOWN BAZAAR.
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