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Place · Central Market & Aapravasi Ghat

Central MarketBazar Central

The capital's main market for fruit, spices, textiles and street snacks: go in the morning on a weekday, for 45 minutes, and eat dholl puri from the stalls.

go at hour · in the morningadmission: unknownNot field-verified
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Key facts

Time on site
45–60 min
p95 90 min
Price
on site
Hours
unknown
Best time
in the morning
quietest window
28″ bags
No
Central Market & Aapravasi Ghat: forbidden
Getting there
Rue William Newton; walk from the waterfront
  • Go in the morning
  • Crowded at peak

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Time on site

minutes

Minimum

30min

Worthwhile

45min

Typical

60min

p95

90min

Opening hours are not printed until verified.

On the ground

Getting in, crowds, and where to go if it does not work

Getting in

Stop
Rue William Newton; walk from the waterfront
Exit
—
Ticket
on site · official site
Stairs
note: none of note
Shoes
Shoes on.

Crowds and switching

Crowd clock
Crowded from 09:00; stalls shrink after lunch.
Sensory load
4/5
Exposure
high

Bailouts

  1. heat

    Market café row

  2. crowd

    aapravasi-ghat

Nearest rescue anchor: A — Market café row (field-verify)

Red lines

  • Keep phones and bags in front; ask before photographing sellers.

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Questions, what is nearby, photos and sources

Questions and answers

No questions answered here yet.

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Nearby

Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.

Sources