Loved it, it's typically local. You'll discover some local fruit and vegetables. Everything is cheap. You can also have a tea and est there. You'll also find cheap clothes here. Worth the visit.

This is also one of the oldest markets with its rich tradition intact. Built in around 1533 AD, the amazing Ema Keithel was borne out of a desperate will to survive more than a well planned economical set up. The Manipur kingdom was once doomed by the Lallup-Kapa, which was an old form of human exploitation where men folks were deployed to work in far away paddy fields, which left the women to look after the children. The role of women hence emerged as central and plays a bigger role in the family. The trend of a bazaar run by women had continued even to this day. In 2010 the new Ema Keithel was inaugurated and was first used by around 3500 women. The older market is still used to this day for selling vegetables. The three storey building designed in traditional Manipuri style was a much awaited one. Even in Manipur the Ema Bazaar is one of the most interesting markets. It is almost mandatory for people from Manipur to usually make one visit to the Ema market before leaving Imphal- to replenish themselves with local delicacies. This bazaar is the heart of the Manipuri kitchen, especially the Meitie people. Food items found here are strange and shockingly different than elsewhere. You’ll see many wild and cultivated vegetables sold in the market. Manipuris love a fermented dried fish called ngari. It goes well with chutneys. Another delicacy is the bamboo shoot; cooked mostly with pork or even used for a special chutney called ironba.Manipuris have a thing for chutneys and could as well be the main menu at any meal; chutney is a food item Manipuris can’t do without. Manipuris have perfected the art of drying fish. It takes a lot of skill to do that, without charring the fish. Their skill goes on to the extent of aligning small fish together in pairs. The sight of these small fish stuck together opposite each other provoked a foreigner to come up to me and ask, ‘are these fish born like this?’ I guess people are not used to seeing fish so meticulously dried and preserved. Being run by women the market exudes a homely exuberance. It gives you a strong sense of community. The women folk in Manipur can be a powerful lot during emergencies. The emergency functionary Meira Paipi run by women has stood up for civil rights in the militarized state of Manipur, when people can be shot for suspicion. Women also take on the responsibility of protecting civil rights whenever incidents of army atrocities should arise; which unfortunately happens quite frequently.

Crowded market,reason is you got every stuff...from dry fish to green veggie to clothes of local and international levels.... handicrafts item are sold here too...many more..so it would be a lifetime experience if you visit this women's market

One of big market of Manipur and biggest marketof Asia run by women. This is an amazing market run by the ladies , the sellers, sales girls, owners all are ladies .Mostly Cloth items and foods are available here .

awesome place 🤩🤩 alot of diffrent cultures and styles flooded the street

This Market allows only women to sell and is quite old providing a livelihood for a few thousand ladies. A visit is a must.

A market solely run Manipuri women.Thousands of stalls selling vegetables to fruits and textiles to jewellery here. The market has long been a part of Manipuri tradition with evidence suggesting that it dates back to the 16th Century. Historians say as Manipuri men were mostly fighting in wars with the Chinese and Burmese, Manipuri women shouldered the responsibility of supporting their families. Neither the long-running insurgency, nor the huge presence of India's security forces, have stopped the women from doing business at the market since ages.

It is called "Ima market" which means mother's market.Only women are allowed to have a shop inside. Local gods protect here.

Its a market place in capital of manipur i,e in imphal its the only market place in the world where only married women are allow to open shop and if foriener ever visit manipur don,t forget to shop from this market place