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Agra is located at a distance of 200 kilometers from the Indian capital New Delhi. Famous world over for being home to the greatest love monument, Agra is equated with Taj Mahal. Every year numerous tourists pay a visit to this one of the Seven Wonders of the World. However travel is never complete without some shopping. If you want to bring back home a souvenir, you can then try out the Handicraft Inn at Agra. Handicraft Inn is located at Garg Niketan on the Fatehabad Road. As the name suggests, this shop mainly deals with handicraft items. You can buy a variety of items made of sandalwood, mahogany and other precious woods. However cheaper quality woods are also used to carve beautiful showpieces for travelers who are short on cash. The most sold item at Handicraft Inn in Agra is of course a wooden Taj Mahal. Carved beautifully with meticulous attention to even the minutest details, the replica comes in all sizes. Though most of the people prefer it on sandal wood but keeping the budget of low-on-cash travelers, ordinary woods are used too. Other items sold at this shop are elephant, tiger, lamp shades, masks and the like. The Handicraft Inn shop at Agra however sells items made on granite and marble too. Many of the sculptors who chisel beautiful showpieces on marble stone hail from the family of those craftsmen who actually worked in building the Taj Mahal. You can buy a wide variety of items like: an exact miniature replica of majestic Taj Mahal; beautifully curved ashtray; elegant jewel boxes and a host of other items as well. Granite too is a much used material for making souvenir items at Handicraft Inn, Agra. Loved especially for durability and also for well polished surface; granite table tops are particularly favorite among the buyers here. Depending on the size and intricate design of the item, the price is determined. You would find at this shop items that are reasonably priced and also items that can only be owned by the affluent. Large sized statues naturally command more prices.
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