Chor Bazaar Mumbai
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Chor Bazaar is commonly known as the Thieves Bazaar. It sounds shocking but Chor
Bazaar in Mumbai is the famous place for shopping. When Queen Victoria visited
Mumbai, she lost a violin from the luggage. This violin was found in the Mutton
Street, which is now known as Chor Bazaar. When started this place was famous
for the sell of stolen and second-hand goods but has become a market for antiques
and spare parts at the bargaining rates. You can get curious and wanted items
at unbelievable prices. Many unusual items are seen in this market. Today Chor
Bazaar is a bustling market of Mumbai. This Market is famous among the tourists
who are bargain-hungry. In this market you can get every type of article from
antiques, wooden carvings, tools, hardware, engines, silver coins, statues, and
many more things at reasonable prices. It is near Bhendi Bazaar so you can easily
spend hours in this market. You can get old and new furniture and other exotic
things. There are shops from generations in this market. In the Mutton street
area, there are lots of small antique shops, where you get anything from ship
parts, gramophones, grandfather clocks, crystal chandeliers and old English tea
sets.
There are some shops where you can get authentic Victorian furniture, restorers, wonderful for browsers and antiquarians. Sometimes the bargaining is staggering, but the shop owners are smart that they can easily take a self – styled aesthete for a ride. On Fridays, there is Muslim Sabbath so the stalls are closed but there are pavement vendors in this area. In this area some vendors also accept credit cards. You can get things in a throwaway price in this market. During the month of Ramzan the Chor Bazaar is lighted for a kilometer. The Minara Masjid here is beautifully decorated. In this area there are some vendors who advertise their goods by shouting. Every lane of this Chor Bazaar has its own specialty. So you can get ladies clothes, shoes, perfumes or kababs. Chor Bazaar in Mumbai is worth visiting when you visit Mumbai.
There are some shops where you can get authentic Victorian furniture, restorers, wonderful for browsers and antiquarians. Sometimes the bargaining is staggering, but the shop owners are smart that they can easily take a self – styled aesthete for a ride. On Fridays, there is Muslim Sabbath so the stalls are closed but there are pavement vendors in this area. In this area some vendors also accept credit cards. You can get things in a throwaway price in this market. During the month of Ramzan the Chor Bazaar is lighted for a kilometer. The Minara Masjid here is beautifully decorated. In this area there are some vendors who advertise their goods by shouting. Every lane of this Chor Bazaar has its own specialty. So you can get ladies clothes, shoes, perfumes or kababs. Chor Bazaar in Mumbai is worth visiting when you visit Mumbai.
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