Whenever I am in Goa, one of my favourite things to do is visiting the Tibetan markets there. I love doing that, gazing at the beautiful stuff on display and admiring them, irrespective of whether I buy something or not. On our last visit to Goa, too, I didn’t make an exception.
I am not sure if there are markets run by Tibetan refugees in all parts of Goa; I have spotted a couple in Baga and Calangute. The sellers are super-duper friendly and fun to talk to. The things they sell are extraordinarily lovely, from silver jewellery and masks to beaded necklaces and shawls, though I have often found them priced quite high. Some of the pieces that are available in these markets are quite unique, things that you might not find anywhere else.
Here are some pictures from a Tibetan market we happened to visit on the Baga beach stretch.
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Have you ever shopped at the Tibetan markets at Goa? What are the items that you have brought back from these markets, and still cherish?
The Girl Next Door 
I love the tibetan markets there and could easily spend a long time gazing at all the things on display 🙂
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@Bhavya
Same here! 🙂
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i LOVE Tibetian jewellery. Can’t tell you how much. I have a few pieces some of my friends got from the Himalayas. Got the prayer flags too. They such a spiritual feel to the room.
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@NS
That’s great! 🙂
I love the jewellery that is sold in the Tibetan markets, too. I haven’t bought any yet, though.
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Cool 😀 😀 😀
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@Crazyguyinthailand
Thank you.
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Such beauties!!! I love the sleeping Buddhas and the turquoise metal ones. Never been to one of these markets but now dying to go to one such 🙂
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@Aparna
Hope you get to go to one soon! They do have some beautiful stuff! 🙂
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The stuff is always nice there but I find it overpriced. The tibetian market in Dharamshala is good.
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@Jas
Dharamsala is on my must-visit list, too. 🙂
Even I found the stuff in the Goa Tibetan markets overpriced.
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I have always window shopped at the Tibetan markets in Calangute. I love the stuff, but the prices always make me hesitate to buy.
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@Nish
Same story here. 🙂
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Beautiful! Do they also sell tea pots?
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@Cupitonians
Yes, we did see some brass teapots, embedded with jade and turquoise. Not sure if they were only decorative, though.
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That sounds so beautiful. Their craftsmanship is something else!
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@Cupitonians
True, that!
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beautiful artifacts na.. just love the jewelry.. 🙂
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@Ashreyamom
I loved the jewellery here, too. 🙂
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LOVED these snapshots! I love visiting markets and Tibetian markets are such a joy to visit for the same reasons you have mentioned. I have visited them twice, both when I was a student and hence didn’t buy anything. I am so torn between what I’d buy from the pictures you have displayed. The lamp, a betel nut cutter, one lion-lock, a turquoise little something and the Buddha in turquoise too 🙂 That’s like almost all.
Did you buy any of these beauties?
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@Kismitoffeebar
Thanks, Kismitoffeebar! 🙂
I wanted to buy everything there, too – everything was so pretty – but too expensive. I ended up buying nothing here. 😦
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yes yes, I have been to the one near Baga and i had bought some pretty beaded anklets…they are part of my Goa memories 🙂
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@Dreamzandclouds
I found a couple of Tibetan markets near Baga beach, actually.
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🙂
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