Bangalore - recommended places to buy Souvenirs, traditional gift items

Looking for traditional gift items or souvenirs once you are in or flying out of Bangalore? Here are the trusted and popular stores:

• The Cauvery Arts & Crafts Emporium

45 M G Road, +91 80 2558-1118, offering a wide selection of some of Karnataka's best hand made products. The carvings made of Mysore sandalwood are an especially good buy. cauverycrafts

• Kairali - Kerala State Arts And Crafts Emporium

144, subharam Complex, MgRoad, Bangalore-560001.Land mark: Near Hotel Ajantha. Phone:080 25584082

•  Central Cottage Industries Emporium (CCIE)

M G Road - A government run store promoting traditional Indian hand crafts. The CCIE has major outlets in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Chennai.

• Karnataka State Handicrafts Development Corporation

45 K.S.H.D.C Complex, M.G.Road, +91 80 2558-1118 - specializes in Karnataka handicraft.

• Kerala State Handicraft Emporium

#34, Public Utility Building, MGRoad, Bangalore - 560001.Phone: 080 25588631

• Kashmir Cottage Emporium for Handicrafts and furnishings

65, Bluemoon complex, MGRoad, Bangalore -560001.Landmark: Near Vijayalakshmi silks.Phone:080-25321379, 080 41121943