Last updated: October 2026 · Method: built from published site information and recurring traveller reports; figures approximate, verify on site.
The fort’s craft shops sort themselves by lane rather than by signboard, and the lane map is the only map worth carrying. The textile run is the first spine: the main bazaar lane where the fabric, bandhani and pashmina-mix counters concentrate, the core of the shopping guide, and the easiest place to compare identical goods across three doors in ten minutes. The carving courts are the second, the workshop corners off the residential lanes where the stone and wood workers actually produce, so the pieces there come with chips, dust and honest prices, and asking to see the maker at work is a normal request rather than an imposition. The artist floor is the third, the miniature painters and photography-adjacent studios gathered above the main square, where the browsing is slower and the purchases considered. Two habits make the map work: read a whole lane before buying anything on it, because the bargain basics apply lane-wide, and remember that in the fort, upstairs usually means the better workshop and the quieter price.
The fort’s shops sort themselves by lane, not by sign, and this page is the map.
The lanes
- The textile run: the main bazaar spine, the shopping guide’s core.
- The carving courts: the workshop corners off the residential lanes.
- The artist floor: the miniature and photography-adjacent studios above the main square.
Read it lane by lane: the bargain basics apply across a lane, not shop by shop.