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The Little India is also main business district in Georgetown, Penang. Various Indian related business can be found here. Although, majority of business here were owned by the Indian there also small number of Chinese owned shop. There are many Indian fashion store (Mainly in Market Street), they sell mostly saree, silk and cotton, almost anything that has the essence of India. Traditional costumes, spices, precious gold and costume jewelry which use semi-precious gems are widely sales by the most of the shops. There also large number of restaurant and cafe which sales Indian culinary and western foods. There are also music video stores with the latest Bollywood movies and songs.
Tamil
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* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
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: குட்டி இந்தியா) is an ethnic Indian enclave
An enclave is a territory (or a small territory apart of a larger one) that is entirely surrounded by the territory of one other state or entity. Enclaves may also exist within territorial waters. ''Enclave'' is sometimes used improperly to deno ...
located in the city of George Town, Penang
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. The oldest Hindu temple in Penang, Sri Mahamariamman Temple is located here.
Economy
The Little India is also main business district in Georgetown, Penang. Various Indian related business can be found here. Although, majority of business here were owned by the Indian there also small number of Chinese owned shop. There are many Indian fashion store (Mainly in Market Street), they sell mostly saree, silk and cotton, almost anything that has the essence of India. Traditional costumes, spices, precious gold and costume jewelry which use semi-precious gems are widely sales by the most of the shops. There also large number of restaurant and cafe which sales Indian culinary and western foods. There are also music video stores with the latest Bollywood movies and songs.
Education
Sentral College Penang located in the Little India Zone. The hostel of Penang Disted College, ''Disted Space'' also located in the zone. Meanwhile, SEGi College Penang located at Greenhall, which is just a walking distance from Little India.Further reading
* Ooi Cheng Ghee. ''Portraits of Penang: Little India''. George Town, Penang: Areca Books. (2011).See also
* Brickfields * Little India, Malacca * Paya Besar * Little India, Ipoh *Little India, Singapore
Little India ( ta, லிட்டில் இந்தியா) is an ethnic district in Singapore. It is located east of the Singapore River – across from Chinatown, located west of the river – and north of Kampong Glam. Both areas ...
References
{{Indians in Malaysia George Town, Penang Little Indias Populated places in Penang Indian diaspora in Malaysia Ethnic enclaves in Malaysia