Tourism in Haryana

Shopping in Kerala

Shopping in Kerala is a delighful experience. The land is traditionally rich in handicrafts. Kerala is famous for its irovy carvings, pottery, gold and silver brocaded fabrics and ceramic products since olden days. Due to the abundance of forests and coconut groves in Kerala, wood, coir and coconut shells traditionally remains the base of handicrafts in Kerala. A whole range of souvenirs and trinkets are made from these. Artifacts made from teak, deep-wine rosewood and fragrant sandalwood may arrest your eyes while shopping in Kerala. Horns of buffalo are also famous with Kerala artisans as a eaw material for handicrafts.

The sea-fringed state of Kerala is also the land of spices. Since long Kerala has created a place of its own in the global spice market for its rich flavor. Other than cooking, these spices also find its use in medicines, preservatives and perfumes.

Make sure to bag some exquisite variety of spices while shopping in Kerala. Given below is a list of things that you should look for while shopping in Kerala:

Metal Inlaid Wood Craft
Bamboo Mat Paintings
Coconut Shell Craft
Woodcarving
Metalware
Kathakali masks
Tea coffee and spices like: Black Pepper, Cardamom, Vanilla, Cinnamon, Ginger etc
Coir Products
Horn Carving

The city of Kochi in the state of Kerala is famous for its textiles, readymade garments, jewelery, handicrafts, spices and antiques. M.G.Road is the main commercial center. Besides, Broadway and Marine Drive in mainland Ernakulum and Jew Town in Mattenchery are also some of the popular stops of shopping in Kerala. The shops in Jew street sell antique pieces of crockery, carved and wooden furniture, bronze and brass sculpture, jewelery and many other such things. Aranmula is famous for its metal mirror, a unique craft that is not found anywhere in India.

Tourism in Kerala