Sale of hand-embroidered works of Lambadi tribal artisans
A special sale of handworks of Lambadi tribal artisans is on at the Sarangi store in Alwarpet from March 11 to 13. The products are hand embroidered kurtas and blouses, …
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Women’s Bazaar: sale on till March 8
A Women’s Bazaar is now on at C. P. Art Centre, Eldams Road, Alwarpet which is hosting it. Women are offering textiles and clothes, home-made food / snack products, …
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Pongal sales on South Mada Street peak
Last-hour shopping for the Pongal festival was hitting a peak this Thursday evening at the far end of South Mada Street, off Sri Kapali Temple. Every available street space was …
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Marina Loop Road’s fish bazaar is packed Saturday evening. Will be shut on Sunday.
Seafood enthusiasts remembered that markets would be closed on Sunday and so hurried and packed into their favourite shopping destination this evening – Marina Loop Road in San Thome. Since …
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Ration card-holders begin to pick up Pongal goodies
Ration card holders began to queue at ration shops across Mylapore to get their Pongal bag of goodies that the state government has ordered be given for the festival. The …
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Bakery run by NGO in San Thome takes Christmas orders. Bread, puffs and cookies sold daily.
’Sudar’, the NGO run by the FMM nuns who also manage the twin schools – St Raphael’s and Rosary Matric in San Thome is a project that was born out …
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Kolam powder sales begin at local markets. For the margazhi season.
With the month of margazhi a week away, some hawkers in the local markets have started to sell coloured powders that are used to design colour kolams and rangolis at …
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Earthen lamps on sale now at hawker shops, for Karthigai Deepam
Early on Monday morning, a couple of people sat around heaps of earthen lamps which had bene unloaded by lorries on the pavement of Luz Church Road. They would create …
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TUCS stores also sell fire crackers
TUCS stores in the area also also selling fire crackers for this Deepavali and they are all products from Standard Fireworks. Shoppers here said the prices seem reasonable and the …
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‘Green’ fire-crackers on sale at make-shift shops. Cost a bit.
They may not be all over the neighbourhood but they are busy in the shopping hubs – the fire cracker shops. And for those who must make some light and …
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Karupatti pak, Kaju katli, Madras mixture: selling good for Diwali at this small R. A. Puram place
Maniraju has his hands full, never mind that they carry a faint flavour of kaju. This owner of Deepam Sweets in R. A. Puram and his team is working overtime …
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Saris, textiles by weavers of Bengal. Sale in Alwarpet.
Rang Mahal from Kolkata is here every year to arrange for the display and sale of handloom products, with the focus on the local weaves of West Bengal, cutting out …
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