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Do you know what excites us about January (other than the new year beginning)? Numaish! It's massive and it has everything from shopping to food which is overwhelming if you're a first-timer. Aimless (like almost everyone who goes there), we scavenged our way through the crowd and got our hands on all these things with one pink note. And of course, you can bargain for a better deal. 

We entered from the Ajantha Gate and walked along the chikankari stalls and stopped at the sight of a Rajasthani bag stall. They had all sorts of potlis, handbags, and totes and we got this pretty clutch for INR 500. Comes with one big compartment and a small zipped pocket to keep loose change, it's good for those times where we make an exception and not carry our entire world in a bag. 

Kashmiri stalls are one of the biggest attractions of Numaish. You have to walk towards the back entrance of the grounds to find several Kashmiri stalls. From dress materials, readymade suits and kurtas, to ponchos and shawls, they have them in Kashmiri cotton and silk. We gawked at many shawls and picked ourselves a classic, statement shawl with self-work on it for INR 600. The cloth was smooth and fine, and for pashmina, it was worth the price. 

While there are many junk jewellery stalls spread throughout the ground, hidden away are gemstones and silver jewellery stalls. You can recognise these stalls with their almost blinding yellow lights. They had all the usual suspects like rings, long chains, anklets, etc in silver and copper finish. We picked an oxidised silver choker with sort of a tribal design for INR 150 which is a steal. They also had Kundan chokers with pearls for INR 300. 

Shaped like a cycle, we found this wooden hanger in a handicrafts shop near Pista House. Priced at INR 300, this has a rustic finish and comes with several hooks to hang lightweight items. There were many other designs with more or fewer hooks priced similarly, so you can probably check those out too.