HELLO EVERYONE! This post is about our trip to Little India! We went to Little India after we concluded our Chinatown trip. 

We wanted to experience first-hand the wonders and little treasures of Little India, but we had a little problem...

Hmm...which exit is the best for our exploration?

After asking the friendly SMRT Passenger Service attendents, we finally made a decision and went out!

Honestly, this is only my second time to Little India; my first time was during a photography trip by my secondary school's photography club! It sure brought back memories. I noticed the map (above) only this time round and was very surprised at how big Little india was!

We passed by a convenient store selling loads of things!

The famous Tekka Centre, known for its food! We didn't stop by to eat as we had already eaten and wanted to explore more of Little India. 

There was this sign introducing Little India, just before turning in to all the shops selling various products. I thought it was quite informative!

Just as we turned in, we realized it looked like it was going to rain soon...

While we crossed the road, my eyes were glued to Little India Arcade; it's so intimidating! There is a wide array of clothes (especially saris), food and music.

We didn't stop there though; we passed by.

 

This shop was selling flower garlands. I was amazed at the sheer number of flower garlands...

This shop was selling intricate rugs and paintings. I actually lingered a while longer than the rest to view them more. 

Intricately carved figurines depicting the various Indian Gods/ significant beings in the Indian culture.

This shop specializes in jewelry.

 

When we looked across the road, we saw so many vegetables! It is rare to see such a big store in Singapore. So, maybe next time you go to Little India and you want to buy vegetables, you can buy from here?

We all thought this sign was very cutely designed! Campbell lane haha; maybe this can be your landmark when you want to find the vegetable store.

Suddenly Little India became more crowded...

Germaine randomly spotted a mirror and decided to take a picture of herself!

Why so many peacock feathers...? Well peacocks are associated with the Indian God Lakshmi, whose qualities are kindness, patience and good fortune. The Indians probably buy the peacock feathers to usher in good fortune and as a reminder to be kind and patient to everyone. 

Another part of Little India!

Wow so many onions and garlics for sale!

Some Hindu decorations that we saw.

The walls of Little India can be found with pamphlets

An Indian restaurant; the JUNGLE Tandoori. We did not take a look at their menu, but we can assume one of their specialities is Tandoori!

 

We passed by quite a few shops advertising Henna art drawings. We were very tempted to do Henna painting on our hands so we tried to find a shop with nice designs.

 After walking around, we found a nice shop and did our henna.

 

 

I think this design was for Lydia. Pretty right?

Our finished henna! We were so happy with our designs, we wanted more!

 

Hope you enjoyed our Little India trip as much as we did! And if you're in the vicinity, do go for a henna!

 

Signing off,

Charlotte :)