Jaipur shopping is great fun and a matter of delight. Shoppers find Jaipur irresistible, there is no equal to Jaipur when it comes to shopping and it is India at its colorful best. This city is world famous for its handicrafts, precious and semi-precious stones but it offers various other things those are incomparable such as bangles of Lac, Durries or Carpets, leather made items etc. All the famous markets are within old city walls and one can easily walk from one market to other and can let his shopping instincts loose. Following are some of the famous markets in Jaipur.
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Johari Bazaar
The name itself means Jewelers market. This market is major center for jewelry designed with precious, semi-precious and traditionally cut gems. This market glitters with the beauty of necklaces, pendants, ear rings, nose rings, bangles and other items of gold studded with semi-precious and precious stones like diamond, rubies, pearls and emeralds. Another very attractive and unique feature of this market is the Kundan Jewelry, making this type of jewelry requires experience and skill of highest quality and Jaipur is famous for such type of jewelry. Rough and rugged stones are shaped and polished and artistically placed in a gold or silver ornament to captivate the heart of shoppers. The other famous markets for gems and jewelry are Manak Chawk and Chandi ki Taksal.
Johari Bazaar is also famous for its sarees, a typical Indian dress for women, these sarees carry mesmerizing designs on a silk or cotton fabric which are comfortable to wear in a hot climate and also very beautiful and colorful to add up to the beauty of a woman. Sarees with golden thread work are famous all over the world, such work is also done on typical Rajasthani dress Lehenga and Chunari. Such is the attraction of these dresses that Bollywood costume designers come to this market to get dresses designed for their actresses in the film.
Tripolia Bazaar
If you are looking for utensils of stainless steel or other latest metals artistically designed and molded in old patterns and styles than Tripolia bazaar is the best place to be. This market is famous for utensils, rigs, trinkets and range of other items since the times of Sawai Maharaja Ram Singh II. This market is also famous for Durries, a cheap substitute for carpets usually good for daily and rough use. This market holds attractive pieces of metal work that reminds one of ancient art and culture, the quality is good and latest methods are used like utensils made of copper base with stainless steel body.
Rajasthali
This emporium is situated near Ajmeri Gate and is Rajasthan Government Emporium. This emporium offers variety of commodities almost all for which Jaipur or Rajasthan is famous. It has huge collection and is a fixed price shop. Handicrafts, blue pottery, carpets, semi-precious and precious stones, stones studded Gold and Silver Jewelry, terracotta, marble ware, paintings and many more. Handicrafts are extremely attractive giving glimpse of exquisite beauty of Rajasthans art and craft fostered by craftsmen since generations.
