Shopping in Darjeeling is a delight for tourists because here you will find a vast array of handicrafts and curios, ideal gifts to take as souvenirs from India.

One can buy anything typically Himalayan from this beautiful Himalayan town-brass statues, religious objects, jewellery, wooden carvings, woven fabrics and carpets. For Tibetan carpets, the cheapest place in the area is at Hayden Hall, a women's co-operative, opposite the State Bank of India on Laden La Rd. Chowrastha and Nehru Road and places were you can check out for curios and other trinkets.

Handloom can also be bought at West Bengal's Manusha Emporium, on Nehru Rd, which is a fixed-price shop selling Himalayan handicrafts, silk and hand loomed products.
There is also a market off Hill Cart Rd next to the bus and taxi stands where you can find relatively cheap patterned woolen sweaters. You can also carry home a bamboo umbrella as a souvenir for quite a bargain.
Darjeeling tea makes excellent gifts. The prices vary according to the flavor and quality of tea. You might have to follow the age-old way of testing tea. The way to test tea is to take a small handful in your closed fist, breathe firmly on it through your fingers and then open your hand and smell the aromas released.

The main shopping centers in Darjeeling are Chowk Bazar, Chowrasta, Ladenla Road, Nehru Road, Supermarket, Motor Stand and Mahakal Market.


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