Shopping
Shopping in Rajasthan
BARMER: Vibrant embroideries, woolen dhurries, and stone carvings Sadar Bazar is
where the action is.
BIKANER: Best for camel products that include leather footwear, and its
brilliant gesso work. Wool carpets and blankets , light cotton quilts, and
brilliantly dyed cotton fabrics can be tracked down in the maze of tiny shops
around Kote Gate, with KEM Road providing the shopping in larger stores.
JAISALMER: The local tradition of carving is best seen in little wooden
boxes that are intricately pierced in exciting patterns and motifs. Also woolen
and cotton rugs and blankets , embroidered fabrics, silver jewellery and
trinkets, available in shops that open off the cobbled streets.
JODHPUR: Once brides came here for their trousseau shopping because the
dyes and prints were resplendent, and the lame work brilliant. The same fabrics
can still be found in the bazaars, and you may want to try on a sporty pair of
Jodhpurs ( the riding breeches that originated in this town ). Badalas or zinc
alloy pitcher used to carry water, covered with felted cloth, were an earlier
version of today's water flask. Also wooden toys, leather goods, paintings,
juttees and silver jewellery, all in the shops in the old city. Handsome pieces
of old furniture and artifacts can be found in the huddle of shops at the base
of Chhattar Hill.
KOTA: Best known for it's small checked-weave cotton sarees called Kota
doriyas, in light floral prints.
PUSHKAR: During the November fair, the meal is a bewildering array of
shops with fabrics, embroideries, utensils, terracotta pots, trinkets, silver
jewellery, camel saddles, blankets, shawls, beads , bangles and other baubles.
SHEKHAWATI: Associated with the low-legged Shekhawati chair , this region
is known for wood carving, metal utensils, made -as-old furniture, and tie-dye
fabrics.
UDAIPUR: One of the principal shopping zones outside Jaipur, here are a
myriad shops with paintings of the miniature and pichwai variety, as terracotta
tables and plaques. There are also locally dyed fabrics and textiles ,
embroideries , wooden toys , white metal objects d'art , silver enamel artefacts,
and image of Krishna in the Nathdwara style.
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New Delhi Tour
Rajasthan Historic tour 10 days
Mewari Tour with Agra 7 days
Classic Golden Triangle tour 7 days
Rajasthan Wildlife Safari tour 6 days
Rajasthan Real Adventure 16 days
Rajasthan Tour with Agra 15 days
Jaipur city tour with Pushkar 4 days
Rajasthan Desert tour 7 days
Classic Desert tour 11 days
Jaipur city tour 3 days
Jaipur Tour
Rajasthan Tiger tour 6 days
Romantic Rajasthan tour 10 days
Mughal Triangle tour 6 days
Cultural Rajasthan tour 15 days
Jaipur city tour with Pushkar 4 days
Jaipur city tour 3 days
Magic of Rajasthan tour 15 days
Agra Tour
Rajasthan Kings tour 9 days
Rajasthan Treasure tour 7 days
Rajasthan Travel tour 14 days
Magical Golden Triangle tour 6 days
Rajasthan Package tour 12 days
Ahmedabad Tour
Ancient Rajasthan tour 15 days
Colors of Rajasthan 11 days
Jodhpur Tour
Classic Desert tour 11 days
Magical Rajasthan tour 10 days
Udaipur Tour
Palace tours of Rajasthan 11 days
Forts of Rajasthan tour 11 days
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