Varanasi
Markets in Varanasi
Thatheri BazarBuy brass the old way: from the smiths' own lane, by weight, under the sound of hammersDetails →
Vishwanath GaliOne lane holds nearly every Varanasi souvenir: malas, murtis, ittar and silkDetails →
Baba BlacksheepSilk and pashmina without haggling: the address travellers pass to each other
Deendayal Hastkala SankulMuseum and fair-price craft mart in one: calibrate your eye before you bargain
Gulabi Meenakari Workshops of Gai GhatOne of India's rarest enamel crafts, kept alive by a few families in a single neighbourhood
Madanpura Weavers' QuarterWhere Banarasi silk is actually woven: buy a step away from the loom, not from a showroom
Mehrotra Silk FactoryThe unstressful way to buy real Banarasi silk, with fixed prices and plain explanationsDetails →
Tilfi Banaras Flagship StoreSee what the top of the Banarasi range looks like: handloom as couture
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