The balle-balle land has quite a lot to offer with regards to shopping. Punjab is one of the largest manufacturers and exporters of handlooms and handicrafts. Everything available here carries a stamp of its rich culture.

Almost all tourist places in Punjab, from Amritsar to Ludhiana and Chandigarh, provide shopping opportunities. The kind of things you can purchase here are:

Footwear with beautiful embroidery and impressive patterns using a wide range of fancy materials, like beads, pearls, colored threads, small mirrors and seashells, are a must-buy in Punjab.

A form of craft in which artistic embroidery embellishes a shawl, saree, dupatta or the entire dress, generally used for special occasions like weddings and other festivities. A special kind of thread is used for phulkari, which is called 'pat.' The designs used are varied.

Parandis are attractive hair ornaments, worn at the end of a braid. These parandis are woven out of attractive silk threads, clustered together artistically, in a variety of designs and patterns.