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Shopping in
Agra
Shopping in Agra
is yet another interesting aspect of your Taj Mahal tour. Agra
was once the centre of arts and crafts in the Mughal period
and even today one can
 shop for the most exquisite handicrafts
items in Agra. Shopping in Agra can be a wonderful experience
if you know what are the most exclusive items to shop for.
Agra is primarily popular for its handicrafts items that span
from beautiful marble tabletops to soft stone lay work. Hand
made leather items are also very popular and make a very good
shopping item to take back as souvenirs. Choose Taj Mahal Agra
to offer you the best shopping experience.
Once your Taj
Mahal tour and tour of other must visit places in Agra is
over, shopping in Agra is the next big thing. So the first
thing that strikes a tourist while on a shopping spree is what
to shop and how much to shop. While, how much to shop would
entirely depend on how deep your pockets are, what to shop,
can be guided by your taste and the items you like. However, a
note of caution: be firm on touts and do not let the street
vendors make you buy the things that you don't want to buy.
You can rummage
through the bustling markets of Agra that include Sadar Bazar,
Taj Ganj, Kinari Bazar, Munro Road, Pratap Pura and Gwalilor
Road. Locals and tourists alike frequent most of these
markets.
If miniature
replicas of the Taj Mahal make perfect souvenirs, it is the
fine work on marble that is the speciality of Agra. You can
choose from an array of handicrafts items like tabletops,
marble items, boxes, elephants and precious and semi-precious
stones. Agra is equally popular for its jewellery items,
particularly ones with Mughal designs. Empress Nur Jahan, the
wife of the Mughal emperor Jehangir was a great patron of arts
and crafts and she herself was well versed in the work of
embroidery.
You can also look
forward to buying the finest of carpets, durries, textiles and
sandalwood in Agra. There are many big showrooms and you can
also opt for various government-run handicraft shops to shop
for these items. Hand made leather items are also popular and
most tourists love to buy them while shopping in Agra. Enjoy
shopping in Agra with Taj Mahal Agra.
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