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Sonapatti market of Sitamarhi is famous for gold, silver and gemstone jewelery till Seemanchal and Nepal border, where there is abundance of traditional and modern designs.
Sonapatti market of Sitamarhi has a special identity not only in the district but in the entire Seemanchal and Nepal border. This area is so famous for gold, silver and all types of gemstone jewelery that buyers feel a different traditional glow as soon as they step here. There are queues of more than 100 reliable shops in the market, where everything is available from traditional Maithili designs to modern fashion trend jewellery. It is said that no customer coming to Sonapatti returns empty handed, because there is an option for every budget and every choice.
The biggest specialty of Sonapatti is the expertise of the artisans here. Fine carving, fine workmanship and wide range of designs make it the first choice of buyers. According to Manoj Kumar, proprietor of Swami Alankar, the gold and silver market has been running in Sona Patti for years and it has been maintaining its heritage for generations. Manoj says that apart from the nearby villages, buyers from Nepal also come here in large numbers to buy jewellery. The artisans are so skilled that no matter how unique the design the customer brings, they create the same pattern exactly.
Lots of new designs
Today in the online era, when customers come searching for designs on the net, the artisans of Soni Patti are not left behind. Manoj says that every day many such customers come who show their jewelery designs by searching on social media or websites. The artisans here create the designs exactly as the customer wants – be it a cutting-edge diamond cut, a traditional betel leaf necklace or a special design inspired by Mithila culture. It is this flexibility and workmanship that makes this market special.
Tradition, trust and excellent craftsmanship
It is said that the identity of Sonapatti is more than 100 years old and in this long time the shops here have not only won the trust of the customers but have also developed it as a jewelery hub. Among the hundreds of shops, each shop is unique in its own way and gives top priority to customer satisfaction. This is the reason why most of the buyers coming to Sonapatti leave saying that “Whatever you want, you can get it here.” Tradition, trust and excellent workmanship – on these three grounds Sonapatti still remains the pride of Sitamarhi.
