6 Best Shopping in Agra and Environs, Side Trips from Delhi

This reliable, family-owned jeweler, established in 1845, retails precious and semiprecious gold and silver jewelry. They specialize in older pieces and also create new ones. Past clients have included Prince Charles and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

This company has been designing jewelry using cut and uncut emeralds and other precious stones since 1862; a special "connoisseur's room" with unique pieces is open only by appointment. Don't miss the little museum display of fantastic 3-D zardoji (embroidered paintings). Some have been encrusted with gems by the master of the technique.

This three-room emporium stocks zardozi (embroidery), traditional jewelry, and marble inlay work. A large room on the upper floor is dedicated to antique-style gold and silver jewelry inlaid with precious stones. The basement doubles up as a workshop for marble inlay tables, plates, and other items.

Excellent examples of inlaid white, pink, green, and black marble are produced here; you can watch daily demonstrations as artisans work on marble and also learn their techniques. Handicrafts, jewelry, and textiles are also available.

This was the first store to revive Agra marble work in the 1960s. Ask to see some of the masterpieces in the private gallery to give you a better perspective on quality.

Stunning marble-inlaid tabletops in every size, some with latticework, are on display in this massive showroom of marble collectibles. At the demo workshop outdoors, you can watch craftsmen work and paint on marble. Other pieces include vases, decorative elephants, and plates.