Udaipur

City Palace Museum Shop
City Palace, Udaipur

A good place to purchase miniature paintings it has its unique style, but if you're looking for a bargain, you're better off purchasing in off-the-beaten-track towns, like Bundi and pichhwai paintings -- wall hangings painted on cloth or silk

While passing through the markets of Udaipur, you would trace many articles that can make part of your wardrobe and lifestyle too. These markets present an assortment of items covering handicrafts, pottery, jewelry, wooden toys, antique items and paintings. Udaipur is particularly famous for its miniature paintings inspired by style of Rajputs & Mughals. These range in price from as little as a INR 100/- and make a beautiful gift or keepsake.

They may range from toys, bewitching puppets, wall hangings, pen stands, cloth lanterns, handmade papers, painted wooden box to Greeting cards. Udaipur has an assortment pottery too that can be availed in both metal and mud. Pottery covers all kings of pots, plates, vessels and different kinds of containers. Apart from this, brassware and terracotta sculptures are also popular.

Coming to the shopping places, Hathi Pol, Bada Bazaar, Chetak Circle, Bada Bazaar and Palace Road are some of the popular shopping arcades of Udaipur. While shopping in these markets, don't forget to bargain with the shopkeepers to get the value of your money. If you are running short of time to explore the markets, the Government of Rajasthan has made adequate arrangements for you.

Smile Merchants
Bhattiyani Chohatta
0294-2418509
near Jagdish Temple
Mangalam
Sukhadia Circle, Udaipur, Raj.
0294/256-0259

The shop is best for textiles, handicrafts, dhurries, and a variety of products.

Rajasthali Emporium
Chetak Circle, Udaipur

The government fixed-price emporium is worth dropping into to gauge handicraft prices.