Shopping here are a shopper's
paradise. They have something to offer to everyone. The best time to
shop in Bikaner is during the Camel Festival. Ride on a camel and
shop for the local crafts in the numerous stalls put there. Apart
from that, the other famous shopping places in Bikaner, Rajasthan
are Kote Gate (King Edward Memorial Road) and Junagarh Fort.
The most famous shopping items of Bikaner are the camel leather
products consisting of camel leather shoes, camel leather chairs,
camel fur rugs, camel leather belts, bags, wallets, miniature
paintings on camel hides, etc. Apart from that other popular items
of Bikaner are:
Mojari (Bikaneri
style)
Rangi dupatta
Kundan work
Wooden antiques
Lacquer Bangles
Carpets
Beaded and
sequined gorbandhs
Cotton fabrics
with sanganeri prints
Nokha Quilts
(known for lightweight and good insulation)
Paintings
Other exquisite works of Bikaner consist of arranging uncut stones,
mainly diamonds, into gold as decoration for swords, sweet boxes,
etc. |