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Agra is famous for its marble, leather, rugs and brassware. The major places where these items can be found in Agra are close to the Taj Mahal complex and such areas are the Munro Road, Kinari Bazaar and Sadar Bazaar.
A range of these handicrafts can be found at Gangotri, the U.P. state emporium as well as items are on sale at the Shilpagram crafts village.
Agra is very well known for its leather. If the cottage enterprises as well as the modern factories are considered, more than 400,000 thousand pairs of shoes are manufactured everyday.
This city can be regarded as the hub of the carpet weaving and rug industry in the country. Here, one can see unbelievable variety of patterns and themes. There is a wide variety of prayer mats, carpets and wall hangings in different shapes and sizes.
Agra has hereditary craftsmen who sell their products in the crafts emporia and showrooms in the city. The brass products in this city mix the functionality along with the artistic beauty.
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