Phahurat Market (ตลาดพาหุรัด), a saree lovers paradise, is the wholesale market of fabrics in Thailand. And is said to be Little India with an old trade center for wholesale and retail curtains, which is popular with Thai and foreign customers, who want the textiles to be sold in other provinces or take it to a sewist sew to wear themself. There are also tailoring services and installing curtains.
Located on Tri Petch Road, Wang Burapha Phirom, Phra Nakhon District in Bangkok, the Phahurat is an essential commercial neighborhood in the city’s heart. Established since the reign of King Rama V, less crowded than Sampeng and Yaowarat, entrepreneurs in this area include Thai, Indian, and Chinese.
It is a source of many meters of fabrics, in various designs and colors, whether cut fabric, ready-made garments, sewing equipment, imported fabrics, calicos, fancy cloth, cotton, sweaters, and lace patterns, both wholesale and retail. With delivery nationwide, at a friendly rate for various rental services. There will be many price levels, outfits for all ages, at affordable prices.
The shops in this area often have promotions to attract new buyers and reward old customers. In the Phahurat area, there are also modern shopping malls, including India Emporium, China world mall, and the old siam plaza.
Today, this colorful district has an Indian community that lives a traditional Bharat lifestyle. Numerous commercial architectural buildings surround both sides of the main road, decorated with cloth, and it still has a touch of history and culture from the past.
From time to time, there is a loud chanting coming from the spiritual center of the Sikh temple in a small alley. And it smells of spices, frankincense, and incense. It also has the largest Punjabi and Sikh community in the country, making it an atmosphere like India.
Phahurat area is vast and a confluence with many roads. The old Market of Phahurat, which has been around for a long time, is located in the middle zone. Most of the shop owners are Thai Indians.
The Indian town is filled with Tailor shops, suit shops, wedding dress shops, ready-made clothing stores, fabric shops, curtain shops, button shops, jewelry shops, knit fabric shops, sewing equipment shops, restaurants, and coffee shops.
Furthermore, one can find sarees, dance performances costumes, Asean costumes, Indian costumes, Chinese costumes, upholstery fabrics, sofa covers, furniture upholsteries, beddings, cotton, silks, shoulder bags, cards, wedding souvenirs. Products imported from India include frankincense, scented candles, scented oils, Indian household items, beautiful souvenirs, spices, carved god statues, strange candies, and Thai dress rental services. There are also stall selling processed food, dried food, and fruit.
For parking places in this zone, there will be The Old Siam Plaza parking building, Phahurat Plaza parking building, Ruamthanuthai parking building, and parking lot next to the Electricity Authority.
Source: BusinessBangkok.com’s Staff Report
