Bazaars, night markets, craft streets and shopping districts.
22 places
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The 17th-century main street of Shahjahanabad, now a lattice of wholesale lanes selling everything from…
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Over 15,000 stalls across 27 sections — clothing, plants, ceramics, antiques and food — open Saturday…
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A kilometre of secondhand book stalls around Presidency and Calcutta University, with the Indian Coffee…
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Hundreds of jewellery shops with windows of 22-carat gold sold by weight, and a spice lane of saffron…
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A 120-year-old covered market of flower garlands, kumkum powder pyramids, bananas, sandalwood oil and…
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The potters' quarter where the clay idols for Durga Puja are built by hand, visible in every stage from…
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The commercial heart of the old city: spices, textiles, bangles and the snack shops Jodhpur is known…
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The lane running west from Charminar, lined with lac bangle shops, pearls, wedding wear and perfume…
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A heritage crafts village where every one of the hundred-odd houses is a working studio for pattachitra…
The traveller district: trekking gear, bookshops, thangka studios, momo houses and the agencies that…
The jewellers' bazaar of the old city — kundan, meenakari and loose gemstones, in shops that have been…
The flat square at the top of town where Darjeeling gathers — bookshops, tea rooms, benches and a…
The main shopping street of South Mumbai: street stalls, silver, secondhand books, Leopold Café and the…
The Wednesday market that started with hippies selling their possessions in the 1970s and now covers a…
An open-air crafts market where artisans from every state rotate through fixed stalls, with a food…
The cantonment shopping district — clothes, shoes and jewellery on Commercial Street, and a 1927…
The pedestrianised old market below the palace — pashmina, apricots, prayer flags, and cafés where…
The lane leading to the temple, packed with silk shops, brassware, prasad stalls and the city's…
A 17th-century pillared hall on the temple's east side, now filled with tailors, brass sellers and…
The town's pedestrian shopping street, with a small deodar park along the river at one end.
A living crafts village on the city's edge with huts from four western states, resident artisans and a…
Agra's main shopping street for marble inlay, leather and the local petha sweet, with a pedestrian…