PurbashaAgartala
Rignai, risa, rikutu, cane furniture and bamboo craft at government rates
The state handicrafts emporium, and the simplest place to see the GI-registered cloths side by side with the cane and bamboo work before deciding what to buy elsewhere.
Bamboo and Cane Development InstituteAgartala
Bamboo product design, training and a display of what the material is capable of
Less a shop than an institution, but the clearest single view of the region's largest craft economy and of where it is heading.
Battala BazarAgartala
Berma, bamboo shoot, fresh chillies, seasonal greens and fish
The working market. Berma is sold from open baskets, which means the stall finds you before you find it.
Maharajganj BazarAgartala
Everyday provisions, dried fish and household goods
The pera lane at MatabariUdaipur
Matabari pera prasad
A row of confectioners immediately outside the temple, making the sweet that received a geographical indication in 2024. Bought in leaf-lined baskets and eaten the same day.
Jampui orange growersVanghmun and the Jampui ridge villages
Mandarin oranges, sold by the grower through November and December
The harvest is short and the road is long; buying at the orchard is the only way to get the best fruit.