Shops and premises

Palampur Cooperative Tea FactoryPalampur

Orthodox Kangra black and green tea, processed from smallholder leaf

The cooperative route is how most Kangra growers now reach a market at all, since individual holdings are far too small to run a factory.

Wah Tea EstatePalampur

Estate-grown orthodox Kangra tea and garden visits

One of the older working gardens on the Palampur fans, still processing on site.

Norbulingka Institute craft workshopsSidhpur, near Dharamshalasince 1988

Thangka painting, silk appliqué, wood carving and copper statues

The workshops are open to visitors, so you can watch the iconometric grid being drawn before the paint goes on.

Andretta Pottery and Craft SocietyAndretta

Wheel-thrown functional stoneware and residential pottery courses

Tibetan handicraft cooperatives, McLeodganjMcLeodganj

Hand-knotted carpets, woollens and thangka mounts

Set up as livelihood schemes for the settlements after 1960 rather than as heritage crafts, which is why the product range tracks what sells rather than what is traditional.

Himachal Emporium outletsDharamshala and Palampur

Pattu, shawls, woollens and Kangra tea at fixed state-corporation prices

Useful mainly as a price benchmark before buying anywhere else.