The leather stalls had us haggling with the vendors for hours! The quality of the leather is impeccable, and you’ll find a wide spectrum of tans and styles to choose from. We especially like the simplicity of this one embossed brass pendants and trinklets are strung together with a plain black thread for this chic-metal ware.

Apparently, the largest number of tribes in our country are in Orissa and each has its own distinctive style of jewellery. We’ve given you a round-up of desserts from the region but that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to this state's wonders. Price | Varies depending on the size and intricacy of work. Both Madhubani and Tanjore paintings make for a stunning house-warming present! This hand-drawn work of art which traces its roots to Bihar is considerably less expensive.

Also check out the 4-5 Madhubani stalls in Dilli Haat. The style dates back to 1600AD, and the works are made on solid wood, topped with gold foil that makes it luminescent and tastefully opulent. Make merry while the sun doesn’t shine Begin with these 8 things to scour out at Dilli Haat.Ĭlassical South Indian Art takes the form of breathtaking Tanjore paintings, brought to Dilli Haat from Tamil Nadu. You can buy shawls and stoles as gifts, wrought iron figurines, cane furniture, antique finds, pickles and jams, bangles, thalis, momos, masala chai, desi ghee ladoos, a hair braider, or a custom jewellery piece… heck, you could even get a picture with a man on stilts! Dilli Haat holds fort as the one stop for getting a slice of India - and literally so, when you make your way to your food court. Yes, we all shop at Zara and are 'waiting for IKEA to open in Delhi!' But Dilli Haat is that welcome antithesis to the asphalt jungles of Nelson Mandela Road and Select CityWalk. Well, we ought to start giving more credit to this rare government initiative of 1994 that’s withstood the test of time, and the waning patience that comes with globalization. This 'Little India,' situated in the heart of Delhi is, more often than not, dismissed as that place you go to to give non-Delhiwaalas a pure desi experience of what the capital has to offer. An England-return aunty, a chachi visiting from Mumbai, friends from a phoren-land making a trip to Incredible India - the one place that’s on all their Delhi checklists is Dilli Haat.

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