Roopayan

Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh


Next to Malwa Resort, this small shop sells good-quality scarves, shawls, bedspreads and clothing made from material (mostly cotton) that has been block-printed, usually with natural dyes, in the nearby village of Bagh.


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