Shopping

Shopping in Hampi

Hampi is the place to explore the ruins reminiscent of a splendid past and be fascinated. Swanky commercial places, markets for buying souvenirs and local handicrafts abound in Bangalore and would supplement for the lack of shopping opportunity in Hampi. Hampi shopping also include woodcarvings, barware, famed silk saris of Mysore, hand-crafted items, beads, pendants, carved tables, screens, dinner gongs, boxes, caskets, mythological figures etc.

There are shops all over Hampi, especially outside the Virupaksha Temple and on the backside of the temple, selling clothes, bags, jewellery, shawls, toys etc. They are from different parts of India. One has to bargain in these shops. You could even get a tailor made dress in one of the shops. From Hospet customers carry home.html huge amounts of hand-crafted items, beads, pendants, carved tables, screens, dinner gongs, boxes, caskets, mythological figures Hospet Shopping Guide.

In Hospet you can shop in the following places:

• Andhra Handloom House, near Gandhi Chowk.
• Karnataka Handlooms, Station Road.
• Tamil Nadu Cooptex, near Gandhi Chowk.
• Departmental Stores, Tungabhadra Departmental Stores, Station Road.