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 Jaipur has earmarked an
entire street and several city sectors for artisans and traders.
Handicrafts of Jaipur are famous throughout India and abroad. Jaipur
also enjoys a high reputation for the manufacture of jewellery in
precious and semi-precious stones and is famous for cutting, polishing
and setting of these stone, particularly diamonds, topaz and emeralds.
The brass work of Jaipur is also of immaculate quality. Jaipur enamel
or Minakari, mostly done on gold and silver has always been a class of
its own. Jaipur is also famous for its textiles. Sanganeri and Bagru
block prints of Jaipur are renown worldwide. Bandhej (tie and dye)
print is another typical fabric of the region.
Jaipur also stocks the light weighing Jaipuri quilts that weighs from
a few hundred grams to a kilogram. The stone and marble carving
industry is also famous art of Jaipur. The stone used is either
procured from within Jaipur or from the marble mines of makrana, the
famous quarry that provided all the marble stone for one of the
wonders of the world at Agra, the Taj Mahal. The carvings, portraits
and busts created in Jaipur are held in high esteem everywhere.
The main markets are along Jauhari Bazar, Bapu Bazar, Nehru Bazar,
Chaura Rasta, Tripolia Bazar and M.I. Raod. Shops specializing in
precious and semi precious stones, ornaments and jewellery are to be
found on and along Jauhari Bazar.
Shop at:
Ramganj Bazar for shoes or jutis as they are called. Kishanpol Bazar
for tie and dye textiles, Maniharon Ka Rasta (Tripolia Bazar) for lac
bangles and other items,
Achrol House, Subhash Chowk for carpets, Khajanewalon Ka Rasta for
marble carving, and Saganer village for block printing, hand-made
paper and blue pottery.
Recommended shops:
Govt. Emporia: Handloom House, Rituraj Building, M.I. Road.
Khadi Ghar, M.I. Road
Rajasthan Handloom Project Board and Chomu House at M.I. Road.
Rajasthanli, Rajasthan Government Handicraft Emporium, Ajmeri Gate,
M.I. Road
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