My visit to Hyderabad wasn't planned. It just happened. My friend called me one day while I was at my cubicle in office. I was speaking to her after a long time and as we spoke we realized we hadn't met since two years! The plan to visit her at Hyderabad followed, the tickets were booked through Tatkal and Shatabdi Express dropped me off at Secunderabad station on the afternoon of the Saturday that week.
My trip was very short as I had office the following week. But in the short time that I had at Hyderabad, I managed to visit the Chudi Bazaar also known as Lad Bazaar near Char Minar (Old Hyderabad). The I have always loved wearing bangles, be they chudis or kadhas. I started collecting bangles since my college days. I have a varied collection now. I have the colorful metallic thin bangles, and the glass ones which are a little thicker than my metallic ones. I have the wooden, hand painted, thick ones. These continue to be my favorite. I love hand painted and hand crafted things. As I belong to the IT industry and we work a lot with the computer, I find wearing bangles on a daily basis a little cumbersome. I'm not very comfortable typing with too many bangles on my hands. I collect bangles nevertheless and wear them whenever I get a chance!! :)
The Chudi Bazaar at Hyderabad has a vast variety of bangles. There are the thin chudis (metallic, glass, etc.), the black metal, bangles with stone work, wooden ones, painted ones. There are the simple ones which we can wear daily, and then there are the ethnic ones too!
The market is very crowded as it is thronged by tourists from all over. We need to bargain a little as the prices quoted are a little higher than the actual price. We also need to check the bangles really well before buying, as if we buy a defected piece we will have to go back through the crowded streets to find the shop.
Apart from bangles, we also get bangles-boxes of many kinds, Some are metallic, others are wooden, some look simple while others have a richer look. I didn't buy any box as I already have one with me. My bangle box is metallic and has an old, ethnic Indian look.
During my trip to the bazar, I bought a few bangles for me (rustic old golden shade with white stones perfect for a sari or an ethnic salwar kameez, and similar bangles for my sister who also happens to love bangles.
So for those of you who are planning to visit Hyderabad and who wouldn't mind exploring the world of bangles, the Chudi Bazaar is definitely worth a visit! :) Happy journey and happy shopping !! :)
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| My ethnic, metallic bangle box |
My trip was very short as I had office the following week. But in the short time that I had at Hyderabad, I managed to visit the Chudi Bazaar also known as Lad Bazaar near Char Minar (Old Hyderabad). The I have always loved wearing bangles, be they chudis or kadhas. I started collecting bangles since my college days. I have a varied collection now. I have the colorful metallic thin bangles, and the glass ones which are a little thicker than my metallic ones. I have the wooden, hand painted, thick ones. These continue to be my favorite. I love hand painted and hand crafted things. As I belong to the IT industry and we work a lot with the computer, I find wearing bangles on a daily basis a little cumbersome. I'm not very comfortable typing with too many bangles on my hands. I collect bangles nevertheless and wear them whenever I get a chance!! :)
The Chudi Bazaar at Hyderabad has a vast variety of bangles. There are the thin chudis (metallic, glass, etc.), the black metal, bangles with stone work, wooden ones, painted ones. There are the simple ones which we can wear daily, and then there are the ethnic ones too!
The market is very crowded as it is thronged by tourists from all over. We need to bargain a little as the prices quoted are a little higher than the actual price. We also need to check the bangles really well before buying, as if we buy a defected piece we will have to go back through the crowded streets to find the shop.
Apart from bangles, we also get bangles-boxes of many kinds, Some are metallic, others are wooden, some look simple while others have a richer look. I didn't buy any box as I already have one with me. My bangle box is metallic and has an old, ethnic Indian look.
During my trip to the bazar, I bought a few bangles for me (rustic old golden shade with white stones perfect for a sari or an ethnic salwar kameez, and similar bangles for my sister who also happens to love bangles.
So for those of you who are planning to visit Hyderabad and who wouldn't mind exploring the world of bangles, the Chudi Bazaar is definitely worth a visit! :) Happy journey and happy shopping !! :)
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