Kalimpong, West Bengal

Tibetan woollens, shawls and woven clothes

Woollen shawls, sweaters, caps and handwoven clothes that define shopping on Kalimpong's Rishi Road (Main Road) and 10th Mile markets, where Tibetan and Bhutia shops line both sides selling woollens, clothes and handicrafts. The woollen textiles are a staple of the town's two main markets and a standard hill-station purchase for the cold season. Buyers get warm, locally woven or finished woollens at prices well below plains department stores.

Typical price: ₹300-3000

Buying tip: Buy along Rishi Road and the 10th Mile market in Kalimpong town; check stitch quality and try items on before buying, and expect to negotiate on shawls and sweaters.