Published 08:40 IST, October 16th 2019
Diwali 2019: Best Mumbai markets to shop for decorations
The festival of lights is almost here and people are all excited to shop for their homes. Here are a few shopping markets that will keep your Diwali lit.
Mumbai shops are lit up by the elegant Diwali lanterns weeks before the actual festival. Customers often go on Diwali shopping sprees long before the actual festival. These shops will soon be all set to announce exclusive holiday deals in order to attract more clients. Here are a few markets that will help you set up your house with decorations this Diwali.
Diwali shopping in Mumbai
Lohar Chawl
Lohar Chawl is one of the least-hyped but most popular markets in South Mumbai for electrical goods and lighting. There are plenty of fancy lights available in the shops to light up your home or office for Diwali. You get the goods at fair prices as it is a wholesale market. And even if they are priced beyond your budget, the shopkeepers allow a bit of negotiation. This market will give you beautiful Diwali lights and different decorations, all at a negotiable price.
Bhuleshwar Market
The Bhuleshwar Market of South Mumbai was formerly known as the Bholeshwar Market. Mumbaikars who are trying to give a festive twist to their home and office visit this market for picking decorations, decorative objects, rangoli colors and stencils, rangoli stickers, and a wide range of earthen lamps (divas). The typical shakarpalas and karanjis in the local shops even make for good Diwali snacks. The market is old but still one of the best markets for groceries and dresses. Apart from that, the Bhuleshwar Market has some of the best decoration items during Diwali.
Hill Road
Hill Road is located in Mumbai's posh Bandra suburb, so you can look forward to good shops selling quality ethnic and western wear at affordable prices as long as you know how to haggle for it. Hill road has beautiful earrings, shoes, bags, dresses, decorative items, and more. This market can be your final shopping destination since you will definitely find all these items in one place. A perfect market will make your Diwali shopping easy. Also, there are many different restaurants and markets in this area where you can munch between shopping.
Heera Panna
Heera Panna mall is a decent place with shops that have almost everything, ranging from ready-made clothing to watches, electronic goods, imported deodorants, accessories, shoes, and much more. Apart from that, this market also offers Diwali decorative items. There is no full Diwali decoration without lovely, colorful lanterns, craft items, objects, etc. A plethora of these items is available to the discerning shopper at the popular and well-recognized Heera Panna Shopping Market in the Haji Ali area. You can also choose to purchase cheap replicas of branded watches, shoes, gadgets and so on if you wish.
Colaba
Colaba Causeway is a success among devotees of Mumbai's style. During Diwali, to pick the best good for their festive wardrobes, local people and visitors throng the market in huge numbers. Beginning from the Taj Mahal Palace and Hotel, Gateway of India, and Leopold Café, the entire stretch is busy with shops selling elegant antique goods and trendy decorative items.
Updated 15:04 IST, October 16th 2019