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South India offers quite a few options for shopping. While the hand-woven silk of South is famous, one can buy a lot of artifacts too. Traditional handicrafts, coir products, handcrafted jewellery especially gold, bronze items, wood and stone carvings are few of the popular items to buy in South India. Silk sarees are certainly a must buy if you visit South India. Here’s a list of places where you can shop in South India.

Shopping at Hampi Bazaar

A walk down Hampi Bazaar will take you back in time. It was one of the most popular market place in the Vijayanagar Empire and also a place where the high ranking nobles resided. While all this has been transformed, one can still get a look at the photogallery of…
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Shopping in Badami

The markets in Badami are famous for their handicrafts and artefacts relishing the rich culture of Karnataka.
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Shopping in Calicut

Calicut is a good place to buy spices. Calico clothes originated in Kozhikode and can be purchased by the roll in the city. Looking for a memento, then buy a Koyilandy Hookah or a model of Beypore Uru. Koyilandy hookah is a water pipe made in nearby town of Koyilandy.…
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Shopping in Chennai

Chennai offers a wide variety of shopping options. Almost everything under the sun worth shopping for is found in the city. There are quite a few emporiums in Chennai that sell saris. Silk saris are popular tourist buys in Chennai.
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Shopping in Chikmagalur

Shopping in Chikmagalur is all about buying coffee beans on the market road. The market of Chikmagalur is not for buying handicrafts and souvenirs. There are many varieties of coffee bean available to chose from and it is also exported abroad.
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Shopping in Hyderabad

Hyderabad has some big shopping malls and stores that offer an international shopping experience. Western outfits, Jewellery, designer wear, perfumes, accessories and all the big international brands are available. Typical Bidri items like plates, bowls, vases, ashtrays, trinket boxes, huqqa bases, jewellery, etc are worth buying. Glass and stud wed…
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Shopping in Visakhapatnam

There are quite a few interesting things one can shop for in Visakhapatnam. Jagdamba Junction and Waltair Uplands are the most popular shopping centres. Pochampalli, Ikat, Dharamavaram, Venkatgiri and Nadyupet are some of the most famous varieties of saris found in Visakhaptnam. The city is also famous for hand woven…
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Shopping in Kanyakumari

You can buy trinkets made of sea shells and other souvenirs. It is not a shopping destination; however, you can buy saris and other textiles. Handloom garments are also worth a buy. Shopping in Kanyakumari can be a great experience as there are a great range of handicraft products, sea…
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Shopping in Mysore

The city is renowned for its traditional painting, silk, sandalwood and incense production. Mysore Silks, Mysore Jasmine (Mysore Mallige), Mysore Sandalwood (Mysore Srigandha) and Mysore Eggplant (Mysore Badane) are the famous items that the city boast of. For centuries now the craftsmanship of Mysore is equally famous. Most of the…
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Shopping in Kumarakom

If antiques interest you then Kumarakom has its share of shops selling curios, like, bronze lamps, household utensils, decorated traditional door latches and urulis. Shops also stock mementos like houseboat models, coir products, etc. Kumarakom is also the destination for Ayurvedic treatments. While massages and treatments can be experienced all…
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Shopping in Kovalam

The beach area of Kovalam is a treasure trove for shopping. Small shacks on the beach are ideal for picking pretty trinkets and small handicrafts made from ivory, rosewood and sandalwood. The Tibetan Curio Shops, Kashmiri and Rajasthani emporiums are the best places to buy handicrafts and fashionable clothes.
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Shopping in Varkala

Although Varkala is not a major shopping destination, shops stock products for the visiting tourist. Traditional handicrafts, coir products and little knick-knacks can be purchased in Varkala. Artifacts made of coconut shells are also popular things to buy. Tibetan expatriates also sell artifacts from Tibet. A great shopping destination for…
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Shopping in Thiruvananthapuram

Connemara market is a popular spot, where one can buy local spices and clothes. MG Road is another ideal shopping spot in the city, where one can buy coffee and fragrant tea leaves. Variety of nuts, handicrafts made out of wood, horn, metal, coir and handloom are popular among the…
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Shopping in Kochi

Kochi is also a haven for shoppers. Be it ‘ayurvedic’ clothing and fabrics, Indian textiles and home linens, personal care products, coir products, electronic items and mobile phones, antiques, arts, handicrafts and curios, Kochi is the best place to buy. Kochi is also The Destination to stock up on your…
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Shopping in Thekkady

An eco shop near the entrance gate of Periyar Tiger Reserve, offers souvenirs, T-shirts, post cards, wildlife books, etc. for sale. There are no big bazaars as such in Thekkady, but one can find a few colorful stalls to buy knick-knacks. Tourists will find good quality spices like fenugreek, white…
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Shopping in Ooty

Ooty can be a fun place to shop, but nothing extra-ordinary. The main places to shop at are along Commercial Road where one can find Kashmiri shops, government outlets and Khadi Gramodyog Bhavan.The chief thing produced in this area is tea and all variety of tea is available for tasting…
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Shopping in Kakinada

Supermarkets in Kakinada offer a great variety of products under one roof at reasonable price. Spencer Hyper market, Kakinada main market and Super bazaar complex are the main shopping attractions in Kakinada.
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Shopping in Warangal

Lepakshi Handicrafts Emporium, Subedari, DCWRA Bazaar and Hanumakonda are the main shopping areas in Warangal. Brass products including betel nut cases, and Ittar (perfume) pots are to be found in Lepakshi Handicrafts Emporium. The beautiful peacock motif that make for excellent souvenirs to take back home. To buy hand crafted durries, Kothawada is…
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Shopping in Pondicherry

Pondicherry is a shoppers’ paradise and is known for its textiles, furniture, leather, pottery and food products. The former French colony is also the place if you are looking for antique and restored furniture. Leather products manufactured in Pondicherry often figures in the list of shoppers. Excellent ceramic and pottery…
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Shopping in Pattadakal

Pattadakal being a religious town, the shops near the town and temples only have souvenirs. One can get things such as t-shirts printed with Om and other religious things, sculptures of Gods and Goddesses and many other things in the shops of Pattadakal.
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Shopping in Tirupati

Tirupati is famous for handicrafts like Woodcarving and Calamari; special Whitewood toys are available here. Traditional Tanjore style Gold leaf Paintings which are done at Madanapalli town are popular and available in shopping outlets in Tirupati. These paintings have mythological themes as motifs. Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam, which has a publication department,…
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Shopping in Rameswaram

Rameswaram offers number of options for a crazy shopper. The shops of Rameswaram offer exquisite handicraft, decorative pieces made of palm leaves, conch and silver items among other things, wooden jewellery, and trinkets made of sea-shells and khadi products like kurtas and shirts.
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Shopping in Madurai

Cotton fabrics, hand-woven silk and batik textiles, bell-metal lamps, bronze images, wood and stone carvings are some of the things to shop for in Madurai. East Masi street, South Avani Moola and Town Hall Road are some of the most prominent shopping areas. The main commercial activity is concentrated around…
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Shopping in Lakshadweep

Lakshadweep is not a budget destination: in addition to the permit issue, there is no tourist infrastructure (hostels, restaurants, public transport etc) for backpackers. The cheapest Society for Promotion of Nature Tourism and Sports (SPORTS) tours start from around Rs10,000 for four days, but this price is all-inclusive. One can…
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Shopping in Munnar

Munnar is not a famous shopping destination.Tea and spices are the most important items that can be purchased in Munnar.Munnar is the best place to purchase tea, spices, and strawberries. The KDHP (Kannan Deven Hill Plantations), a Tata Company outlet, has very good quality tea at reasonable prices. Some of…
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Shopping in Thanjavur

Tanjore is very popular for its sarees and paintings. Apart from all these, there is the Thalaiyatti Bommai- an adorable dancing doll with a moving head, which is the perfect souvenir to take home. You can also buy bronze items at the local market.
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