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A Visit to the Guntur Chilli Market

Posted on July 27, 2019February 16, 2022

I recently visited Viayawada, Andhra Pradesh on an invitation from Novotel Vijayawada Varun Hotel. A trip to the Chili Market was on my itinerary and I am glad I went.

Even though the distance between Viaywada and Guntur is 38 kilometers it didn’t take us too long to reach there. At first glance the Guntur Chilli Market looks like a long row of tin sheds full of gunny bags! I must have missed the morning rush when most of the trade happens. The market was relatively quiet in the afternoon.

The pungent spicy smell of chilli was hanging in the air. I was looking for a lot of red in my pictures. Our initial round of the market yielded more gunny bags and trucks. I learned that Teja is the most famous brand in the market.

Then we came across a small patch of red chilies spread on the ground. I got out of the hotel car to click a few pictures. However, it was the smell that got to me! I sneezed and coughed for a while but I continued taking pictures.

I walked around a little only to find more gunny bags! I turned back to the car and we started driving out till we found my magical spot!

Don’t get me wrong, I do wonder how in the world the women manage to sort chillis with such good grace but the greedy photographer in me wanted those pictures. The ladies did ask me is I spoke any Telugu which I unfortunately do not.

Finding the way to the market was easy with Google Maps. At the gate they let our car go in. And needless to say we were the only tourists in the whole market! I so love going to off beat places and Guntur Chilli Market is one heck of an off beat place!

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18 thoughts on “A Visit to the Guntur Chilli Market”

  1. rupam { xhobdo } says:
    July 27, 2019 at 11:06 pm

    Amazing . Great to read about Guntur Chilli Market.
    Beautiful photos.

    Reply
    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      July 28, 2019 at 1:03 pm

      Thank you Rupam it was quite an experience!

      Reply
  2. Murthy says:
    July 29, 2019 at 1:17 am

    Super pics and also text. My home state too.

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      July 29, 2019 at 12:19 pm

      Thank you, it was an amazing visit!

      Reply
  3. Sudarsana says:
    July 30, 2019 at 8:06 am

    A lovely short read. Strangely, till date I haven’t visited any part of Andhra Pradesh. Hopefully, more pieces like yours should be able to motivate me.

    Reply
    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      July 30, 2019 at 11:19 am

      This was my first visit too!

      Reply
  4. Neeraj Kumar says:
    August 2, 2019 at 11:42 am

    Spicy sweet post!

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      August 7, 2019 at 3:29 pm

      Thank you Neeraj!

      Reply
  5. Rajeev Moothedath says:
    August 3, 2019 at 9:32 am

    Nice…

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      August 7, 2019 at 3:29 pm

      Thank you Rajeev!

      Reply
  6. Sharada says:
    August 7, 2019 at 10:10 am

    They definitely know how to spice up their life!

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      August 7, 2019 at 3:30 pm

      So very true!

      Reply
  7. Ankit yadav says:
    August 9, 2019 at 9:34 am

    Really shocked to see that how these people are handling these spicy chillies..

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      August 20, 2019 at 9:10 am

      Yes but I still believe the job and the money would be so welcome in the local economy.

      Reply
  8. SANJAY BHASKAR says:
    August 20, 2019 at 10:44 am

    Great Chilli Beautiful photos.

    Reply
  9. Shalini Garnaik says:
    August 24, 2019 at 3:41 pm

    Great post. Will definitely visit this chilli market.

    Reply
  10. I Say Oui says:
    December 17, 2019 at 10:05 am

    Wow! Never seen pictures of chili peppers like that.

    Reply
  11. Bikram Chakraborty says:
    January 18, 2021 at 11:54 pm

    Amazing place, the place is on my bucket list for long! Lovely pics!

    Reply

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I am Mridula Dwivedi and I started this blog in 2005. It has been an amazing ride. I have visited 32 countries till date! I have worked with many tourism boards and prominent travel companies. My blog was featured on the BBC and the Guardian.

I did my Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur. I worked full time in academics till 2015! I quit my job as a professor, thinking I will take a break for one year, which turned into five.

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