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[[File:Laad Bazaar.jpg|right|thumbnail|200px|Laad Bazaar]]<br />
'''Laad Bazaar''' or '''Choodi Bazaar''' is a very old market popular for [[bangle]]s located in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[India]]. It is located on one of the four main roads that branch out from the historic [[Charminar]].<br />
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''Laad'' meaning [[lacquer]] is used to make bangles, on which [[artificial diamonds]] are studded. In this {{convert|1|km|adj=on}}-long shopping strip, most of the shops sell bangles, [[sari]]s, wedding related items, and imitation jewelry.<br />
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==History==<br />
This market is very old, in operation since the time of the [[Qutb Shahi]]s and the [[Nizam]]s. It is close to landmarks such as Charminar, [[Makkah Masjid, Hyderabad|Makkah Masjid]] and [[Chowmahalla Palace]] .<br />
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==Shopping==<br />
[[File:Laadbazar.jpg|right|thumbnail|200px|A typical shop in Laad Bazaar]]<br />
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Choodi bazar is the main market for bangles, it is popular for bangles, [[Gemstone|semi-precious stones]], [[pearls]], jewellery,<ref name="TheHindu_LB">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/22/stories/2008022257980200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226172413/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/22/stories/2008022257980200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 February 2008|title=Laad Bazaar traders cry foul|access-date=22 February 2008|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=22 February 2008}}</ref> products such as silverware, [[Nirmal]], [[Qalamkari|Kalamkari]] paintings, [[bidriware]], [[lacquer]] [[bangle]]s studded with stones, [[sari]]s and handwoven materials of silk, cotton.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channel6magazine.com/article/article.asp?name1=oct06d1.inc&name2=oct06d2.inc&name3=Article|title=Street Smart Shopping|publisher=Channel6|access-date=22 August 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009093727/http://www.channel6magazine.com/article/article.asp?name1=oct06d1.inc&name2=oct06d2.inc&name3=Article|archive-date=9 October 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[brocade]], [[velvet]] and [[Embroidery|gold embroidered fabrics]], traditional [[Khara Dupatta]]s, lacquer bangles and perfumes.<br />
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The narrow lane is filled with burkha-clad women, bangle shops and old buildings with wooden balconies, bargaining and haggling is part and parcel of this market. Shopkeepers employ "beckoning" tactics, placing an employee at the entrance of the store beckoning passers-by to enter their shop.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.explohyd.com/b.html | title = Bazaars - Shopping Areas | access-date = 2011-07-29 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110807151539/http://www.explohyd.com/b.html | archive-date = 7 August 2011 | url-status = dead }}</ref><br />
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[[File:Laad bazaar bangles.jpg|right|200px|thumb]]<br />
Many stores are furnished with a clean, soft cotton mattress that covers the entire floor. Customers sit on the soft cotton mattress without shoes, lean against a wall with a round pillow and the sales person presents all items on the floor. All business is conducted on this floor and often other employees use the padded area in the back, as they may be sorting or sewing.<br />
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[[File:Hyderabad Street Market.jpg|thumb|220px|[[Auto rickshaw]]s near Laad Bazaar]]<br />
[[Auto rickshaw]]s and cars are barred entrance from [[Charminar]] end (the preferred entrance) of the strip due to the narrow street being crowded, and only pedestrians, bicycles, motorcycles and scooters, and sometimes cycle-rickshaws are permitted to enter.<br />
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Southeast of Laad Bazar lie the palaces built by different [[Nizam]]s including the [[Chowmahalla Palace]].<br />
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==Reference list==<br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[Arabber]]<br />
* [[Bazaar]] <br />
* [[Bazaari]] <br />
* [[Hawker centre]] (Asia) a centre where street food is sold<br />
* [[Haat bazaar]]<br />
* Laad Bazaar<br />
* [[Market (place)]]<br />
* [[Peddler]]<br />
* [[Retail]]<br />
* [[Street vendor]]<br />
* [[Street food]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Commons category|Laad Bazar}}<br />
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/10647023@N04/1351096719/in/pool-india_images/ Picture of the bazaar]<br />
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/10647023@N04/1237477096/in/set-72157601669017181/ Bangles on display]<br />
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=17.361923,78.472842&q=17.361923,78.472842&spn=0.002401,0.00537&t=h Satellite picture by Google Maps]<br />
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