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Crowded bazaar below Mall Road for everyday goods, clothes and snacks.
Lower Bazaar runs below Shimla's Mall Road and serves locals with everyday items at lower prices than the Mall.
Within 1 km of Lower Bazaar Shimla.
Shimla's pedestrian shopping and promenade street lined with colonial buildings, cafes and woollen and handicraft shops.
Yellow neo-Gothic church on the Ridge, consecrated in 1857, known for stained glass and its landmark clock.
Hanuman temple on Shimla's highest hill (about 2,455 m) with a 108-ft Hanuman statue, reached on foot or by ropeway.
Victorian Gothic theatre on Mall Road (opened 1887) still used for plays, exhibitions and cultural events.
Wide open promenade in the centre of Shimla with mountain views, Christ Church at one end and the town's main festival ground.
Kali temple built in 1845 by a Bengali Brahmin, near the Mall; linked to the goddess Shyamala, from whom Shimla's name is said to come.
Quiet forested suburb of Shimla (~2,146 m) with Carignano picnic spot and the President's retreat at Chharabra.
Small restaurant near Mall Road serving traditional Himachali dham and dishes like siddu, patande and babru.
Manali's main shopping street with shawls, woollens, Tibetan goods, jams, pickles and eateries.
Market in Mandi.
Market in Bir · hours: Mo-Su,PH 08:00+.
Cafe-lined lanes of Old Manali with woollens, accessories and t-shirts.
McLeod Ganj's Tibetan stalls for thangkas, carvings, carpets and souvenirs around the main square and Jogiwara Road.
Weavers' cooperative selling handloom Kullu shawls, stoles and woollens via ~35 showrooms.
Small riverside market of the Parvati valley's backpacker hub, with cafes, gear rentals and Hebrew signage.
Market in Bir · hours: 16:00-22:00.