Bazaars - The Shopping Zones of Gwalior

The best places to shop from in Gwalior are the state tourism shops, which are reasonably priced and offer good quality. You would be well advised to check out the washing instructions for all handlooms.


¤ Gwalior Bazaars

The major ones are :
Sarafa Bazaar famous for handloom, jewellery and handicrafts.
Topi Bazaar for leather items.

The minor bazaars are :
Bada Bazaar
Naya Bazaar.

Both these bazaars sell exquisite handlooms, handicrafts, pottery and other stuff.

Madhya Pradesh is well known for its light and delicate cotton-and-silk saris like maheshwari and chanderi. You can try Kothari at Sarafa Bazar for chanderi, brocade and silk saris. You can check out the MP Emporium nearby and the MP Khadi Sangh which sells handlooms and handicrafts. In the same neighbourhood is Ganpatlal Krishna Lal, which is a good place to buy jewellery and antiques.

MD Fine Arts in Subhash Market and Mrignayani at Patankar Bazaar also house paintings and handlooms respectively.

There are wholesale cloth markets in Gandhi Bazaar, Naya Bazaar and Dahi Mandi (in Daulat Ganj) if you are interested. Cloth is sold by weight here.