Market
Hathi Pol
- Hours
- Roughly 10 am – 9 pm
- Buy
- Miniature paintings, textiles, puppets, silver
- Tip
- Many painters work in their shopfronts; ask to watch.
Shopping & markets
What to buy in Udaipur, which bazaar sells it, when shops open, and how to bargain without spoiling anyone's day.
Markets to know
Hours are typical; many Old City shops close one day a week.
Market
Bada Bazaar
- Hours
- Roughly 10:30 am – 9 pm
- Buy
- Leheriya, bandhej, bangles, wedding wear
- Tip
- Where Udaipur families shop; prices are local.
Market
Bapu Bazaar
- Hours
- Roughly 11 am – 9 pm
- Buy
- Clothes, footwear, everyday shopping, chaat
- Tip
- Busy in the evenings; go after lunch.
Market
Ghanta Ghar & Moti Chohtta
- Hours
- Roughly 10 am – 8:30 pm
- Buy
- Silver, spices, sweets
- Tip
- Buy silver by weight and ask for the rate per gram.
Market
Jagdish Chowk & Lal Ghat lanes
- Hours
- Roughly 9 am – 10 pm
- Buy
- Souvenirs, books, leather, art
- Tip
- Prices start high here; compare a few shops.
Market
Shilpgram
- Hours
- 11 am – 7 pm
- Buy
- Pottery, weaving, crafts straight from artisans
- Tip
- Best during the Shilpgram Utsav, 21–30 December.
What to buy
Udaipur's crafts, and what makes a good one.
Mewar miniature painting
The Udaipur school of painting, at its height in the 17th and 18th centuries: court scenes, hunts and Krishna stories in mineral colours. Painters still work at Hathi Pol.
Pichwai
Large painted cloth backdrops for Shrinathji at Nathdwara: lotus ponds, cows and festival scenes.
Molela terracotta
Votive plaques of village deities, made by potters in Molela near Nathdwara.
Bandhej & leheriya
Tie-dye in dots, and wave-patterned stripes worn at Teej. Sold by the metre in Bada Bazaar.
Wooden toys & kathputli
Painted puppets and toys from local workshops, the classic souvenir.
Silver & thewa
Heavy tribal silver around Ghanta Ghar, and thewa, gold worked onto glass, from nearby Pratapgarh.
How to bargain
Fixed-price shops say so on the door or the tag. Everywhere else, a little bargaining is normal.
Ask the price, look at two or three other shops, then come back. Most sellers expect it.
Stay friendly. A smile and a counter-offer works better than walking away mid-sentence.
For paintings, ask what it's painted on (paper, silk, old paper) and whether the colours are natural.
For silver, ask the rate per gram and have the piece weighed in front of you.
Keep small notes; change can be hard to find early in the day.
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