Hyderabad

Shopping

From the world famous pearls to traditional arts & crafts, from textiles of all modern brand names to ethnic wear, the city offers an astounding variety of shopping. The main shopping areas include Basheerbagh, Abids and Nampally. One can find everything in the biggest showrooms form jewellery, textiles, handicrafts to footwear, ready-mades and general goods in the markets. Other favoured places are Begum Bazaar (brassware), Laad Bazaar (diamonds, pearls and precious metals) and Mahatma Gandhi Road. The other areas in the City, which are turning into hubs for shoppers, include Ameerpet, Himayatnagar, Begumpet, Somajiguda and Punjagutta. The City also offers mega malls; these malls bring everything under one roof from shopping to entertainment and food, giving the shoppers a unique experience.

Shopping for bangles in the narrow bazaars of the Old City of Hyderabad is an experience one should not miss. Lac is used to manually create designs on glass bangles and they come in an array of designs. Hyderabad is also known as the 'city of pearls'. Though not close to the sea, Hyderabad has had a flourishing trade in pearls, as the Golconda kingdom was famous for its diamonds. The processing of pearls has been skillfully mastered in Hyderabad in that craftsmen can sort, refine and polish pearls with ease. Andhra Pradesh has turned out to be a gem of a state in the sphere of arts and crafts.

Hyderabad has innumerable showrooms that showcase the most distinctive heritages of the city - Handlooms. Dharmavaram silk saris, with their broad borders & woven brocaded gold patterns. Narayanpet saris blend the native tradition with the art of the classical weavers of Varanasi, Venkatagiri saris, with graceful strains of gold. One can also buy the various Pochampalli saris, woven using the exclusive lkat technique and the gorgeous Gadwal that typifies Andhra traditional style.

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