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Palika Bazaar
Palika Bazaar
An underground bazaar where
cheap electronic goods and clothes are there for the picking. There are
around 400 shops in this market and bargaining is the mantra for shopping
here, or anywhere in Delhi for that matter.
Palika Bazaar is an underground,
air-conditioned market located between the inner and outer circle of Connaught
Place, Delhi, India. Palika Bazaar hosts 390 numbered shops selling a diverse
range of items; however, the market is dominated by electronic items and
clothing. Palika Bazaar was set up in the late 1970s, but since the 1980s
it has seen a decline in customers, in part due to the opening of several
new, modern shopping malls all over Delhi.
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Palika Bazaar is estimated
to have some 15.000 people within its confines at any given time and also
attracts many foreign tourists. It is known as a place with a very low
level of prices. It does, however, also have a reputation for a wide availability
of illegal products such as pornography, stolen goods, fake designer products
and pirated CDs, software and movies. Police conducts regular raids to
recover stolen or pirated merchandise, but this has failed to put an end
to the illegal activity in the market. |
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