Shopping in Jammu & Kashmir
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Ladakh Art Palace
Leh is packed with souvenir shops. There are some wonderful things on offer - from thangkas (Buddhist cloth paintings) and Ladakhi hats to heavy turquoise jewellery and wooden choktse (Tibetan tables) - but be aware that many souvenirs are trucked in from China, Kashmir and Nepal, providing little benefit to local people.
Probably the best selection in town is at Ladakh Art Palace, but prices are somewhat inflated.
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Buddhist Thangka House
Leh is packed with souvenir shops. There are some wonderful things on offer - from thangkas (Buddhist cloth paintings) and Ladakhi hats to heavy turquoise jewellery and wooden choktse (Tibetan tables) - but be aware that many souvenirs are trucked in from China, Kashmir and Nepal, providing little benefit to local people. Buddhist Thangka House has a good range of thangkas.
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Body Care
Numerous places offer yoga and meditation classes, and massages and rubs after long treks in the hills. Standards vary so check noticeboards and the traveller grapevine for recommendations. In Changspa, Body Care has a sauna and a wide range of massages and herbal rubs.
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Ladag Apricot Store
Eco-aware travellers are encouraged to buy locally sourced foods, eg apricots rather than imported chocolate and tsestalulu (sea buckthorn) juice instead of packaged soft drinks. Get these and other local fruit products at Ladag Apricot Store.
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Kashmir Government Arts Emporium
To browse fixed-price souvenirs, including hand-knotted rugs and salwar suits, without sales pressure, visit this surreal, army-guarded arts emporium in a half-timbered mansion flanked by curious gatehouses that seem transported from a dilapidated Oxford College.
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Ladakh Bookshop
Ladakh Bookshop stocks Olizane’s excellent three-sheet Ladakh Trekking Maps (www.abram.ch/lzmmaps.php) for Rs1300 per sheet.
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Handicrafts Industrial Cooperative Shop
Wooden choktse tables carved with images of mythical beasts are available from the Handicrafts Industrial Cooperative Shop.
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Gol Market
For more prosaic items of cheap clothing plus bags and limited camping supplies, a good place to look is Gol Market.
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Wamda Wood Carving
Wooden choktse tables carved with images of mythical beasts are available at the Wamda Wood Carving.
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