Bangalore : Handicrafts
Cauvery emporium and central cot¬tage emporium (mg road); art works (o’shaughnessy road); raga (residency road); gallerie lavelle (lavelle road); cose belle (mg road); national cottage emporium (nandidurg road).
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Textiles And Handicrafts : Gujarat
Textiles And Handicrafts : Gujarat Is Well Known For Its Textiles. The Double Ikat Patola Silk Sari Of Patan Is Called The Queen Of Textiles. Ahmedabad Is Known For Its Tex¬tile Industry. Surat Is The Centre For Intri¬cately Woven Textiles Like The Tanchoi Sari (Above) Beautifully Embroidered Jacket Of A Bharwad At The Tarnetar Fair In Saurashtra And Zari. Kutch And Saurashtra Are Known For Embroidery, Bandhini Tie-Dye, Block Printing, Applique And Other Tradi¬tional Textiles. Lacquered Wood Crafts, Brassware, Silver Jewellery And Other Handicrafts Thrive In Gujarat.
Jammu and kashmir : Old Bazaars & Boutiques
Old Bazaars & Boutiques Thereat two charmingly contradictory aspects to the city of Jammu which one can see while shopping, for instance, in the crowded streets of Raghunath Ba-zaar, among the age-old dry fruit shops, you'll find designer boutiques that display the very latest ii fashion and fashion accessories. Here the main bazaars - Vir Marg, Raght nath Bazaar and Hari Market - are famous for Kashmiri handicrafts, traditional Dograjewefa| and various dry fruits, chiefly walnuts ('akhrot) and almonds. Jammu is also known for the si perlative quality of its 'basmati' rice, 'rajma'W beans), 'ampapar' (dried and candied mango peel), 'anardana'
Hessaraghatta: Bangalore
Hessaraghatta: Bangalore (26.5 km from bangalore on tumkur road): here is an artifical lake covering 1,124 acres, and a boat club. The indo-danish dairy project and government horticultural and dairy farms are interesting places to visit.
Hampi : By road
Nh 4 and 13 form the hospet-bangalore link (343 km from hampi). Regular services from bangalore operate to hospet. Buses ply between hampi/ hospet hourly. First bus leaves at 6:30 a.m. From hospet to bangalore.
Bangalore : By rail
Bangalore is connected to delhi by ra-jdhani express and karnataka express. It is also well connected with mumbai by udayan and kurla expresses daily, to chennai by shatabdi express, chennai mail, chennai express and brindavan ex¬press and also to thiruvananthapuram, kochi, calcutta, hyderabad and manga-lore by express trains. Mysore (145 km) is just 2.5 to 3 hrs from bangalore by shatabdi express. Railway enquiry: general (131), reservations (132), pre-recorded informa¬tion (1361 english, 1362 hindi), arrivals/ departures (133). Pre-paid auto-rickshaw service is available at the railway station.
