Brijwasi Mithai WalaMathurasince 1902
Mathura peda, khurchan and barfi
A pilgrim-trade sweet house that grew into a chain without leaving the region.
Braj · Upper Indus–Gangetic Plain
Shops and premises
Shankar MithaiwalaVrindavan
Peda and rabri
The Loi Bazaar poshak workshopsVrindavan
Deity clothing, ornaments and shringar
Several hundred small workshops in one bazaar, working to standard image sizes and shipping to household shrines worldwide.
Mathura khoya mandiMathura
Wholesale khoya
Not a shop but a market — it opens before dawn and supplies the sweet trade of Delhi and western Uttar Pradesh. Worth seeing at five in the morning.
Sanjhi artists of VrindavanVrindavan
Hand-cut paper stencils and water-sanjhi
A handful of families; the work is bought directly rather than through shops.
Famous shops, markets and workshops in Braj, and what each is known for. (5)