Shillong

Shopping Delights

The best shopping experience would be at Shillong's Bara Bazaar and Police Bazaar, which also host the Iewdeh, the weekly local market. This market is filled with goodies that are locally produced and include handicrafts, wooden items and bamboo artifacts. Particularly popular is the forest-made honey. Get your hands on some of the souvenirs typical to Shillong - hand-carved knives, Tibetan shawls, bamboo cutlery and artifacts. The Police Bazaar is known for its traditional Khasi silk skirts, called jain-sayem, which though a tad bit expensive are worth the price. Also savour the locally grown fruits, Sayang and Saflang, which are wrapped in banana leaves and sold.