Shopping in Hyderabad

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Since centuries, right from the time of Mughal kings to the British rule, Hyderabad has been an important commercial center of India. Shopping in Hyderabad will offer you an insight into the culture of the city as well as you will get a light idea about what all to buy. The city offers wide variety of goods, which ranges from antiques to handicrafts to leather goods to Pearls and semi-precious stones. Trade in the city of Hyderabad starts at around 11am. There are numerous business areas with dealings running into crores of rupees on a certain day.

Hyderabad city is renowned for its sophisticated and refined pearls, which are intricately studded in bright silver and gold ornaments. Some of the fashionable varieties of pearl are the Rice pearl and Basra pearl. In comparison to any other pearl type, the Basra pearl is the best one and unequalled due to its color, luster etc. Bidriware is the unique handicraft of the Hyderabad city or the state of Andhra Pradesh as a whole. Glass bangles and studded bangles of bidri jingling on the hands of the ladies are really worth seeing. People can purchase some of the handy items that also are made up of bidri such as-plates, bowls, vases, ashtrays, trinket boxes, huqqa and bases. If you like the ping and shine of the studded or glass bangles then visit the bustle market around Charminar.

Another lustrous metal, which is very exemplary of the Hyderabad city, is Bronze. The bronze manufactured articles are really amazing and worth the buy. The city of Hyderabad is also renowned for its Silver ornaments. Besides these ornaments, one can purchase as per his/her preference such as the key chains, small boxes, trays that are not only handy but are also wonderfully decorated with designs in silver to add to the dynamism.

Hyderabadi embroidered textiles attract every woman. These Hyderabad textiles are embroidered with small pieces of reflecting mirrors in different shapes and sizes. They are not only inflated in clothes and Saris but also in cushion covers, bags, shirts, kurtas, bedspreads etc. Some other weaving that is characteristic of the Hyderabad city is Ikat which can be seen in sarees, blankets, mats, carpets, coasters, fancy bags etc. Tourist can purchase a wide variety of sarees like the renowned Pochampally, Venkatgiri, Narayanpet, and Mangalgiri. There are a number of shopping malls which offer branded cloths to choose from like Shopper's Stop, Pantaloons, Westside, MPM Plaza etc. for those who are brand conscious.