Jodhpur is a paradise for shopping lovers. It offers an unimaginably wide variety of handicrafts, footwear, furniture, antiques and spices to its visitors. The city is the home place of many talented and skilled craftsmen. They include textile dyers, metal engravers and die-makers. Jodhpur is regarded as one of the most famous hub for wholesale export operations in India and attracts significant number of European and North American dealers. Shopping attractions of Jodhpur include the popular items of this place and the markets where you can buy them.
Shoppers can tour the pavement stalls alongside the road leading to Umaid Bhavan to buy antiques that include textiles, silver jewelery, pottery, carved ducks, metalwork, marble figures, paintings, antiques, ivory, bed covers, wall hangings, puppets, clothes, especially designed furniture, etc. You can also find old furniture, chests, cabinets, sculptures, doors, windows, carved lintels, old pictures, memorabilia, rare, first-edition books, etc. Some of the main centers for antique shopping in Jodhpur, Rajasthan are Rajasthan Art Emporium, Rajasthan Arts and Crafts House and Sun City Art Exporters.
Jodhpur shopping destinations will provide you with an enjoyable and satisfying shopping experience. The numerous bazaars, pavements stalls, handloom houses, etc add color to the otherwise dull city of Rajasthan. Some of the most popular shopping items of Rajasthan are:
* Bandhini (tie and dye fabric)
* Footwear (mainly embroidered jutis)
* Utensils
* Leather items
* Handicrafts
* Textiles
* Lac works and Bangles
* Handlooms
* Spices
* Antiques
This Jodhpur shopping guide will also tell you about the major markets of the city. Given below is a list of some of the famous shopping places in Jodhpur, Rajasthan:
* Sojati Gate
* Station Road
* Tripolia Bazaar
* Mochi Bazaar
* Nai Sarak
* Clock tower
* Sarafa Bazaar
* Sadarpura Market
Night Life
Jodhpur is not a city for great pubbish, disco goers. You want to enjoy a sunset, enhancing the the yellow glaze on sandstone, just sit by a rooftop restaurant and enjoy the orange hues painted around the sky. With fewer options for clubbers :
Chahat Bar : at Hotel Suncity
offers some of the finest liquors at a fashion lounge and is thronged by youngsters.
Cheers Bar : at Hotel Shanti Bhawan,
has 3 sit outs in an open courtyard, a hall with a dance floor and a rooftop that serves sumptuous Indian food.
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