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Are there any products or specialties in India? We went to India for a photo tour with our neighbors and wanted to bring some gifts back!

Black tea is definitely an acceptable Indian specialty, with no pollution and good quality, especially in Darjeeling and Assam.

There are also Buddha statues, sculptures, religious objects, antiques, gems, paintings, silverware, necklaces, rings, bracelets, anklets, jewelry boxes, bronzes, dolls, hand-woven fabrics, sari fabrics, costumes, carpets, sheepskin products, furniture, marble products and inlaid handicrafts.

Lucknow produces printed fabrics, mirrors, silks, silks, brass filigree inlays, gold and silver sequins and Zardoshi embroidery, as well as varanasi silks, brocade silks, shawls, brass products and silver-inlaid metal utensils.

The marble tabletops, plates, utensils, jewelry boxes and alabaster inlaid with Muir roses made by Agra are deeply influenced by the mosaic technique of the Taj Mahal and become the most representative works in the local area. Ebony furniture, wooden boxes, picture frames, fans and statues are very popular in northern India; Kashmir is made of walnut with smooth mosaic patterns.

Carpets and shawls in Kashmir are well-known overseas specialties. There are two kinds of carpets in Kashmir, wool and silk, which are soft and elegant in color and full of Mongolian-style plants and flowers. Pasumina shawl made from the wool of wild lambs in Himalayas is very delicate and deeply loved by the fashion world.

In addition, there are Kashmir paintings, sweaters, sheepskin vests, sheepskin wallets, jewelry boxes, knives and so on. There are also famous double-thread embroidery, Kani embroidery and Casta embroidery, all of which are worth buying.

It is necessary to bargain shopping.

Bargaining is a necessary skill when shopping in India. Generally speaking, the prices of art products produced in Kashmir and marble products produced in Agra are relatively high, and the bargaining space is relatively small; Printed cloth and embroidered cloth with gold and silver sequins in Rajasthan have more room for bargaining.

Shopping in high-end stores all over India, you can buy your favorite works of art at a price of 6% to 20%; But in small handicraft shops or open-air markets, the bargaining range ranges from 30% to 60%.