New in the city or just looking for a great bargain on home essentials? Look no further than Shivajinagar’s Old Market Area. You can grab everything from tea sets to pickle jars and steel utensils for throwaway prices. Setting up a home on a budget is no easy task. Thankfully, you have us to lean on! The Jumma Masjid Road, in Shivajinagar, (the end that starts at Hotel Ashok and is diagonally opposite the Taj Hotel) is where you need to head to. The entire lane is dotted with shops, roadside stalls and carts selling a dizzying array of home essentials.
Right next to Hotel Ashok, there’s a lovely little masjid-like structure where you can pick up colourful mugs starting from just INR 50 per piece. If you are looking for very fashionable ceramics, then, many stores here sell pickle jars for as little as INR 60 for the pint-sized versions. Two doors down, from the masjid, you’ll encounter tall stacks of aluminium vessels of all sizes. Walk a little further down and you’ll find a row of shops specialising in steelware. You can pick up everything from spoons to plates, utensils, and even large storage vessels. Prefer the lightweight, plastic stuff? Then choose between containers, laundry baskets, buckets, and bins. There are also plenty of street vendors selling doormats and cotton, and bed linen. You can buy each of these for a couple of hundred. But do bargain to walk away with a steal.
