The Streets of Little India – An Exuberant Place Full of Energy
Little India is a boisterous street where shops selling Indian and Malay things are available, like bangles, rings, henna art, and more!
It is located along Jalan Masjid India, a street where Masjid India, an Indian Mosque built in the 1863 (The oldest in Kuala Lumpur), is located. 
Indian Muslims like to come to this place of worship. 
Little India is a really unique place in Kuala Lumpur because it sells high quality items at low prices. It is very colourful and vibrant!
In the bazaar, which is generally open from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm., you can find many interesting items mostly of the Indian and Malay culture. 
There are brooches sold in various shapes, colours and sizes. Below are brooches in the shape of crabs! Creative. 
Even some are in the shape of roosters and also panthers! Wow! 
As you walk through the bazaar, you can find a stall selling old and rare Malay music albums. 
There are many talented Henna artists in Little India who can apply Henna to your hands or feet. Muslims like to apply Henna to themselves for engagements and weddings. It usually wears off after 2 weeks. 
You might also like to buy some bangles to match your sarees or kebayas clothes. There are just so many bangles for you to choose from! 
The bangles look really shiny and fashionable! 
They are made of different gem pieces. 
Outside the bazaar, there are many more shop lots selling more Indian items. Below is a Indian boutique selling sarees, which attracted many visitors. 
Here is another colourful boutique selling more sarees and other items. 
Hindu worship items like Diyas (Hindu oil lamps) are also bountiful. 
A shop selling Hindu deities. 
If you walk further down the street, you can find many stalls selling beautiful flower garlands. 
Flower garlands are used in Hindu prayers, weddings and ceremonial weddings. Ganesan, one of the workers there, making a flower garland using jasmine. They can usually be finished within 20 – 60 minutes, depending on the size and complexity of the composition of the garland. 
They are made out of fresh flowers like roses, orchids and jasmines, and can usually last for 2 days. Their fragrant smell really melts my heart (No wonder the Hindu deities like it)! 
Saravanaa Bhavan is one of the Indian vegetarian restaurants around. The quality of the Indian food here is really exceptional. 
If you are hungry there are many mouth-watering multi-ethnic cuisines available for you, like Tom Yam Sea Food, Nasi Ayam, Laksa, Banana Leaf Rice, and more! 
A stall selling ikan bakar, a well-known Malay seafood cuisine. 
There are also shop lots selling high-quality Indian gold jewelry at reasonable prices. Here is Kopatha Thanga Maligai, one of the many shops selling gold jewelry. 
Here is a set of gold jewelry worn in weddings. It is really gorgeous! 
Sharul Hammed and Ameer Mydin are two of the proud workers of the shop. 
Along the streets, there are many shopping complexes. Mydin is a very popular wholesale supermarket among Malaysians. It is known for selling things at wholesale prices. 
You can shop at Wisma Haniffa… 
Madras… 
and Semua House too. 
Jakel Carpet sells a variety of quality carpets at reasonable prices. 
It was featured in TV3 in October 2009 for being the cheapest and yet high-quality carpet seller in Malaysia. 
There are so many carpets for you to pick. You will be spoilt of choices! 
Mohamed Ridhuan, a Jakel worker, showing his most favourite carpet. 
The carpets are made of quality silk, viscose, polypropylene or a mixture of them. Believe me, they are very comfortable for your feet. 
I especially like this carpet because it looks so red and romantic. 
Other than carpets, Jakel also sells a variety of clothing in Wisma Jakel. 
Hotels are plenty there too. This Garden City Hotel (Wisma Peerbhai) beside Wisma Jakel looks really romantic! 
Nearby, you can also find the Sri Mahar Batrakaliamman Temple 
Little India is a place that you should come to feel the Indian culture, food, and atmosphere.
You can stop at the Masjid Jamek LRT station (Putra or Star LRT). When you get out, look out for a lane filled with colourful stalls. That is the bazaar. Welcome to Little India! Enjoy!
