Shopping in Jaipur

Jaipur's bazaars are a source of endless fascination. The city's lifeblood seems to be derived from the industry of gems and jewelry and the cottage-scale industries dealing in the arts and crafts. The traditional art of tie-and-dye textiles by dexterously knotting the material and dipping it in color to form delicate bandhenj and lahariya patterns is found all over the state. Sanganer and Bagru, two little villages near Jaipur, are famous for their delicate fabric designs with floral sprigs and linear and zigzag stripes in earth colors . Sanganer is also famous for producing handmade paper and blue pottery

Another Rajasthani specialty is quilting. No shopping expedition to Jaipur is complete without a feather-soft Jaipuri razai. Available in beautiful colors with Sanganeri prints, bright tie-dyed materials, marble prints on cotton or in brightly hued velvet, these quilts weigh very little, yet are comfortingly warm.

One cannot go far in Jaipur without wanting to possess a pair of the handcrafted slip-on shoes called jutis. All the markets in Jaipur are full of this special piece of craft.

Shopping Spots :

Mirza Ismial Road (M.I. Road) : The broad thoroughfare houses a large number of emporia selling a variety of goods ranging from jewelry and brass work to textiles, to blue pottery, to woodwork, etc. These shops stock a large variety of goods to satisfy the tourists needs.

Jauhari Bazaar : This is where you can buy jewelry and tie and dye sarees. Two lanes joining the main road Gopalji ka Rasta and Haldion ka Rasta house numerous establishment selling jewellery. On the main road itself you find many silversmiths. Traditional tie and dye fabrics and textiles are also available here.

Bapu Bazaar and Nehur Bazaar : Here you can purchase textiles, local perfumes and shoes made of camel skin.

Tripolia Bazaar and Chaura Rasta : You can shop here for textiles, utensils, ironware and trinkets. If you want to see the artisans at work, step into the side lanes and see for yourself.