Place
Chickpet
A dense old-city market quarter with roots in the 16th century, known for cloth shops, silk sarees and wholesale trade spread across a maze of lanes.
Why it’s worth it
To wander one of Bengaluru's oldest trading districts and shop for sarees and fabric where the city's wholesalers do.
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