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Shopping
Plungeinto
the plethora of hand-woven carpets with traditional and modern designs,
thankas, Lepcha weave bags, purses, wood work, Sikkimese dresses,
large cardamoms, caps, scarves, jewellery, Sikkimese spirits and
liqueurs. Take home the famous silver 'Dragon Rings' available with
most jewellery/souvenir shops. Also popular are 'Choktse', collapsible
wooden tables with hand-carved designs.
Lal Bazaar, Super Market and New Market are the main shopping areas.
There is also a thriving 'foreign goods' market. Hone your bargaining
skills. Government emporia have fixed rates.
Popular Shopping Outlets
Directorate of Handicrafts and Handlooms Showroom; Sikkim Rural Development
Agency Showroom, Junction of M.G. Marg and New Market; Shambu Jewellery,
Tibet Road; Babu Kazi Sakya & Son, New Market; Snow White, M.G.
Marg; Punney Raj Sakya, New Market.
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Information on shopping in Sikkim - India
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