Souvenirs and handcraft India, Punjab and Haryana
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Indian handicraft is very rich. There are silk, copper, bronze and silver objects, musical instruments, perfumes, incense, tea, dye, carpets and a wide variety of spices. Women should think of getting silk saris which are sold by weight and by the metre. Visit government shops offering fixed prices. In Chandigarh, visit the immense shopping centre at Sector 17. In the big cities, shops open between
10:00 AM and 7:00 PM or 8:00 PM, Monday through Saturday and close on Sunday and public holidays.
It is forbidden to export fur, snake skin, antics and to import any ivory-made object to Europe.