news details |
|
|
| Galli Khilonawali market: Preferred shopping destination for women | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 18: Popularly known as Lady's Bazaar, Galli Khilonawali market in Jammu city is fast becoming the preferred shopping destination for women.
Located in the heart of the city, Khilonawali Galli is flooded with women folk who can be seen flocking and purchasing items like cosmetics, artificial jewellery and other colorful items. There are shops in the market famous for traditional and decorative Dogri accessories to be used on clothing of brides especially gotta, kinari and chakri which even fascinates the bystanders.
For special ceremonies like marriage, Khilonawali Galli is considered as the first choice by the customers as it caters to almost cent percent needs of the customers.
In the preferred destination of ladies one can find many flashy, glittery items for female use like bangles, ear hangings, hair bands, anklets and other fashion accessories hanging at stalls and counters of various corners of the market where young girls can be observed bargaining with the sellers.
The other point of attraction of Khilonawali Galli is stalls of Mehandi designers who are often busy decorating the hands of females with henna. Most of the Mehandi designers in Khilonawali Galli are famous for their unique Rajasthani, Afghani, Gujarati and other hennadesigns. The rush of customers at the stalls of henna decorators itself speak for their popularity in the market.
There are also few well-known eating joints like 'Kasino, Baantay Ki Dukaan' and the famous shop of 'Lacchay Walli Kulfi' that falls somewhere between the markets of Purani Mandi and Khilonawali Galli that serves like the plus point of the market.
Even though many international and other big brands of female clothing and bridal accessories have entered the markets of Jammu, popularity of Khilonawali Galli remains unchallenged. Jammuites love purchasing from this oldest market as the customers strongly believe that the quality and range of clothing of Khilonawali Galli is the best. "No doubt big brands offer you good stuff but many times they fail to provide variety, which one can easily find here," said a shopper in the market. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
