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(8 Khader Nawaz Khan Rd, Nungambakkam; 10am-8pm Mon-Sat, 11.30am-7.30pm Sun) Objets (pottery,
bedspreads, scented candles) and a few teas, cheeses and pastries, all from Auroville, near
Puducherry.
CLOTHING, HANDICRAFTS
Chamiers
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(106 Chamiers Rd, RA Puram; 10am-8pm) Upstairs, next to the Eco Cafe, is a shop with some
original gifts including witty Chennaigaga T-shirts. Downstairs is Anokhi MAP GOOGLE MAP
( 24311495; 85/47 Chamiers Rd; 10am-8pm) , with wonderful and well-priced hand-block-
printed and other clothes in light fabrics.
Poompuhar
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HANDICRAFTS
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(108 Anna Salai; 10am-8pm Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm Sun) This large branch of the fixed-price state-
government handicrafts chain is good for everything from cheap technicolor plaster deit-
ies to a ?200,000, 1m-high bronze Nataraja.
Silk
Many of the finest Kanchipuram silks turn up in Chennai, and the streets around Panagal
Park are filled with silk shops; if you're lucky enough to be attending an Indian wedding
this is where you buy your sari.
TEXTILES
Nalli Silks
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( www.nalli.com ; 9 Nageswaran Rd, T Nagar; 9.30am-9.30pm) The huge, super-colourful granddaddy
of silk shops, with a jewellery branch next door.
Kumaran Silks
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TEXTILES
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9.30am-9.30pm) Saris, saris (including 'budget saris') and plenty of
(12 Nageswaran Rd, T Nagar;
Kanchipuram silk.
Bookshops
Higginbothams
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BOOKS
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