Dakshinapan Kolkata

Kolkata offers some excellent shopping destinations to who want the value for their money. There are several markets that dot the city space that offer almost everything under one roof, whether you are shopping for 'cucumbers' or 'cargos' and from 'shoe-strings to exclusive and exquisite 'sarees'. One such century-old market is Dakshinapan, Kolkata.

Dakshinapan is to Kolkata what Dilli Haat is to New Delhi. This sprawling, open-air complex spreads over two floors with a huge courtyard in the centre. The shops in the market are mostly state government outlets selling handloom and handicraft products. Besides these, there are also a number of privately owned shops as well, selling footwear, Indian ethnic wear and dress materials at reasonable prices.

Opening timings of Dakshinapan, Kolkata:
From Tuesday to Saturday, the market remains open from 11 am to 7: 30 pm.
On Mondays, shops open only after 2 pm.
Dakshinapan, Kolkata remains closed on Sundays.

The Dakshinapan Shopping Arcade in Kolkata houses government emporiums from all the states of India, making it an ideal place to view a wide range of styles from all over the country. The market is located in South Calcutta, near Dhakuria Bridge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India

In this shopping complex one can get almost all kinds of handloom items ranging from bed sheets, bed covers, tapestries (curtain cloth), Kheses (chadar), bed durries, carpets, sarees, wall hangings, etc.

Other items you can shop for at Dakshinapan, Kolkata are dolls, toys, crockery, artistic pottery, brass & wooden art ware, foam mattresses, cushions, wooden and cane furniture, hand embroidered goods, cushion covers, Puja durries, shoes, leather goods, jewellery and bangles.
Dakshinapan also houses various shops that specialize in upholstery products like towels, drapes, wall hangings etc.

For women it is a paradise with a variety of sarees like Jaipur silk, Kota, Synthetic, Kora silk, Bandhni, etc and salwar suits.