Must-see shopping in Dharamsala

  • Tibetan Handicraft Center

    Mcleod Ganj

    This women's cooperative employs refugees for the hand weaving of Tibetan wool carpets, a process that you're welcome to watch in action.

  • Norbulingka Shop

    Dharamsala

    The Norbulingka shop sells the centre's expensive but beautiful postcards, home-decor items and craftwork including jewellery, painted boxes and…

  • Green Shop

    Mcleod Ganj

    Down steps beside the Branch Security Office, this cooperative sells appealing handmade, recycled paper products, organic peanut butter, tahini and more.

  • Bookworm

    Mcleod Ganj

    McLeod's best all-round bookshop.

  • Buddhist Bookshop

    Mcleod Ganj

    This chaotic but well-stocked little box shop has books that are by no means limited to works on Buddhism.

  • Maximus Mall

    Dharamsala

    Dharamsala's shiny new mall contains a typical range of branded fashion outlets, cafes and eateries.

  • Tibet Book Store

    Mcleod Ganj

    Fiction and books on culture, history, travel and spiritual themes.

  • Rogpa

    Mcleod Ganj

    Attractive printed cloth bags, table mats, greeting cards, purses, blouses and dresses, made at a Tibetan women's craft centre, are sold to support this…

  • Lha Tibet Fair Trade

    Mcleod Ganj

    Above a pair of similarly worthy cooperative souvenir stands, Lha sells attractive crafts made by Tibetans in India.