Pothy's, Trivandrum, Kerala

Next stop, South India's answer to John Lewis - Pothy's. Selling everything from soap to luggage, this is a true, Western-style department store.

Take a peep at their incredible selection of cloth to make sari blouses.

Indian women have sari blouses made to match a particular sari - it's the one part of the sari that needs to be tailored to fit you. With this kind of rainbow selection of fabric by the metre, you could match any sari on the planet.