Paalika Bazaar, Delhi

Paalika Bazaar deserves to get listed when it comes to visit, shop and enjoy the time. It is neither a plaza nor a mall but a place where you can find four hundred shops under the grassy square of Connaught place. Palika bazaar, situated near the busy market of Connaught Place, is the only air-conditioned underground market of Delhi. This market was placed in 1970 and since then shopping lovers keep coming here to get the items of their interest. Here you can not only get jewellery item or electronics products but also shop for fashionable accessories and gifts items at reasonable price. Shopping in the Palika Bazaar of New Delhi is a good idea to escape from the soaring heat of the sun as the complex is fully air conditioned.

But do no forget to haggle. Bargaining is the order of the day and makes it point to carry out bargaining. So just kick off all your shyness and bargain to get the best deal. If you are not interested in carrying cash then do not hesitate to stick to your decision as there are numerous shops that accept credit cards. Palika Bazaar attracts many foreign tourists. It is known as a place with a very low level of prices. Bargain as much as you can... & get the lowest prices.

Gates of Paalika

Let's know from where to enter in the market by knowing about these 7 gates of Palika bazaar. Gate no. 1 is the main gate that Faces Connaught Place Central Park, with F Block on the right and Palika Underground Parking on the left having Staircase entry. gate no. 2 Faces Palika Underground Parking which is a Handicap ramp entry. gate no. 3 is n ot in use as it Faces Palika Underground Parking now it is closed to the public. gate no. 4: Spiral staircase entry with two doors, one not in use. Door in use faces Parliament Street, Regal Building and Jeevan Bharti building. Whereas g ate no. 5: Spiral staircase entry with two doors. One door faces Janpath, N Block and Jeevan Bharti building, the other faces towards Palika Underground Parking. Another gate is g ate no. 6 having Staircase entry which faces N Block and F Block. And last gate is g ate no. 7: Handicap ramp entry. Faces F Block.

It is advisable that while going to Palika Bazar, you take along somebody who knows about all the ins and outs of the market or there are chances that you may get lost. One never thought that computer parts and software will ever come on the streets. Anyways, this is Delhi and anything can happen over here. The Police conduct frequent raids on many of Palika shops to recover the stolen and pirated items. But there is never an end to these items and it has failed to prevent the shop keepers from this illegal business. In fact the business people have got more or less used to such raids. Lately, due to the opening of a large number of shopping malls, the market is facing a decline in its popularity.