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Udaipur has countless shops and many interesting local crafts that make it a one-of-its-kind shopping experience. A plethora of items like folk toys, colourful tie-and-dye-sarees and clothes, turbans, hand painted fabric, silver jewellery, wall hangings and miniature paintings in Rajput style are the favourite buys. The beautiful images of gods and goddesses made in the nearby Mollela village near Nathdwara are not to be missed. The shopping spots include a cluster of stalls on the Lake Palace Road next to the Rang Niwas Palace Hotel and others around the Jagdish Temple. |
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▪ Brass items, white metal articles and textile can be purchased from the Hathipole. |
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▪ Cane Furniture and other items from cane are a good choice and some of the items youll find are beautifully crafted so you wont be disappointed. |
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▪ Handicrafts A lot of big show rooms are sprawled all over the city. A state-run handicrafts showroom is situated at Chetak Circle. |
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▪ Carpets and Durries Woollen carpets made in Persian style and cotton durries made in geometrical motifs are an excellent choice |
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▪ Leather Articles Leather is an essential raw material for making musical instruments, especially percussion instruments (such as the tabla and dhol) and the stringed instruments (like kamaycha) used by Rajasthani folk musicians. It is also used for footwear and other accessories and the designs are plentiful. |
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▪ Paintings Anyone who is fond of paintings should not miss out Rajasthani paintings which can broadly be classified as Wall, Cloth and Miniature Paintings. |
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▪ Jewellery Rajasthan became famous for its jewellery industry from very early times, being an important source of precious and semi-precious stones such as emeralds, garnets, agate, amethyst, topaz and lapiz lazuli. |
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▪ Pottery Clay is extensively used for making pots, dolls and other objects. Brush-painted images of folk divinities are sold in village fairs during festive times such as Gangaur, Teej and Diwali. |
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▪ Puppets or kathputlis are lovely things that can be bought from Rajasthan and can add lively charm to a dull room. |
| ▪ Silver items can be purchased from showrooms at the Clock Tower. |
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▪ Textiles Rajasthani textiles are not to be missed and they come in fascinating range of dyed and block-printed fabric which are further embellished by embroidery. |
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▪ Terracotta The beautiful terracotta images of gods and goddesses made in the nearby Molela village near Nathdwara are not to be missed |
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▪ Wooden Articles Small carved wooden chests and boxes with brass inlay and lacquer-work are the some of the most popular items, together with sandalwood statues. |
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Udaipur has bundles of little shops selling jumble of things, from funky western clothing to traditional antique jewellery. The town is popular for its local crafts, particularly miniature paintings in the Rajput Mughal style. There is a good cluster of shops selling these on Lake Palace road, next to the Rang Niwas Palace hotel, and others around the Jagdish temple. The main shopping areas are Hathipol, Chetak Circle, Clock Tower, Palace Road, Bapu Bazaar and City Market. The Rajasthan Government Handicraft Emporium is a shopper's delight. |
