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India’s vast
cultural diversity has resulted in a treasure trove of handicrafts
for the discerning shopper, in a truly remarkable variety
of styles and prices, and in settings that range from the
ritzy plushness of a deluxe hotel’s plaza to colourful
local bazaars.
In India, the shopping experience runs the gamut from multi
storeyed, airconditioned stores selling a hand picked assortment
of crafts from every corner of the country, to whole streets
of shops selling speciality goods, to local fairs, where stalls,
set up overnight stock a variety of exotica.
An inextricable part of the great Indian shopping scene is
the local fair held periodically all over the country; at
streetside bazaars with their pavement stalls and in dimly
lit shops that invariably surround many of the country’s
ancient monuments.
Below are some of the best buys, either for the souvenir
hunter or the connoisseur.
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