SHOPPING. Yes, besides touring the monuments, an important agenda in your Agra trip should be SHOPPING. Agra is a SHOPPING hub for marbles, leatherwork, crafts, Zardosi thread work and Panchi Petha and Dalmoth. Visit the local factories for excellent leather buys - wallet, shoes, jackets and belts. There are extensive marble shops from where you can select high quality marble work for your house fittings and souvenir shops selling beautiful marble carvings, tables, mirror frames etc.
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SHOPPING. Yes, besides touring the monuments, an important agenda in your Agra trip should be SHOPPING. Agra is a SHOPPING hub for marbles, leatherwork, crafts, Zardosi thread work and Panchi Petha and Dalmoth. Visit the local factories for excellent leather buys - wallet, shoes, jackets and belts. There are extensive marble shops from where you can select high quality marble work for your house fittings and souvenir shops selling beautiful marble carvings, tables, mirror frames etc.
Zardosi is a unique 3 dimensional thread work that originated in Agra during the Mughal reign and has held on till today. Shop for beautiful Zardosi wall hangings, table cloth and cushion covers in Agra. The Agra State Emporium is a good place to shop for silk 'sarees' and 'dupattas'. It is said that the real silk used is so fine, that it can pass through your finger ring! So better check before you splurge!
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