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Shopping in Jaipur
If you are planning a tour to the city of Jaipur make sure that you keep aside some time to do Shopping in Jaipur. Youngsters should keep aside all your pocket money, ladies should save all that you can from your family expenditure and gentlemen should all carry heavy wallets to do shopping in Jaipur.
Jaipur is certainly a shopper's paradise. There are special streets which are devoted to shops and here you can shop till you drop.
Jaipur is famous for it's
Textiles
Jewellery
So make sure that you buy plenty of traditional Indian saris and kundan ornaments while you are shopping in Jaipur.
Jaipur enamel or minakari which is generally done on gold or silver is famous throughout the world. The Bandhej print (tie and die), Sanganeri and Bagru block prints has also earned its reputation. Jaipur quilts which are warm and cozy and weighing only a few hundred grams to a kilogram are also very popular and are easily available from shops located just outside the Hawa Mahal.
Marble carving, blue pottery, hand made paper, stone work, brass work of Jaipur is also of remarkable quality.
Don't forget to bring back home a pair of shoes made of camel skin.
The places to shop in Jaipur are:
Jauhari Bazaar- Tie and die saris and ornaments
Bapu bazaar and Nehru Bazaar- Shoes, Perfumes and textiles
M. I. Road - Textiles, Pottery, Jewellery, Brass work
Tripolia Bazaar and Chaura raasta –Textiles, Utensils, Ironware, Trinkets
Ramganj Bazar-Shoes
Kishanpol Bazaar- Tie and Die Textiles.
The Rajasthan government has several shops at M.I.Road. Significant among them are Handloom House, Khadi Ghar, Rajasthan Handloom Project Board and Rajasthanli which is the Rajasthan Government Handicraft Emporium.
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