Lucknow is the home of chikankari embroidery: Aminabad sells chikan kurtis and suits, and the old-city Chowk is where chikan makers and sellers trade at wholesale rates.
Lucknow is famous for chikankari, hand embroidery on kurtis, suits and sarees. Aminabad near the city centre is the usual starting point, and online sellers buy chikan kurtis there in sets. In Chowk, the old chikan area of Old Lucknow, many makers and sellers trade at wholesale rates. Shops usually open about 11 AM to 9 PM; Aminabad closes on Sunday. Markets are crowded before Eid and weddings.
Real hand chikan has small, slightly uneven stitches and neat tiny knots on the back; machine work looks perfectly even.
Old Lucknow's chikan area, where many chikankari makers and sellers trade kurtis and sarees at wholesale rates.
Busy Lucknow market near the city centre selling chikan kurtis, suits and clothes; online sellers buy kurtis in sets. Closed on Sunday.
Market in central Hazratganj, one of Lucknow's biggest chikan markets, with handicrafts, embroidered sarees and chikankari.
Old Lucknow's chikan area, where many chikankari makers and sellers trade kurtis and sarees at wholesale rates.
Chikankari WholesaleBusy Lucknow market near the city centre selling chikan kurtis, suits and clothes; online sellers buy kurtis in sets. Closed on Sunday.
Chikan Kurtis & SuitsMarket in central Hazratganj, one of Lucknow's biggest chikan markets, with handicrafts, embroidered sarees and chikankari.
Chikankari & HandicraftsNorth Lucknow market on Kursi Road, Aliganj, for designer sarees, embroidered party and wedding wear, and Lucknowi kurtas.
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