Bhaktapur Shopping

  1. Tachupal Tole

    Shops and stalls catering to visitors are concentrated around Tachupal Tole . Bhaktapur is renowned for its woodcarving and you'll see good examples in stalls around Tachupal Tole and the alley beside the Pujari Math, right under the peacock window in fact. Popular pieces include copies of the peacock window or masks depicting the god Bhairab.

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  2. The Peacock Shop

    Hand-made writing paper, cards, albums and other paper products are available throughout town. One good place to check out is The Peacock Shop, near the Peacock Window down the side of Pujari Math. You can visit the workshop out back and observe the pressing, drying, smoothing, cutting and printing processes involved in making the paper. You can also see the raw lokta (daphne bush) plant material from which the paper is made.

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