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A Visit to the Guntur Chilli Market

Posted on July 27, 2019September 21, 2022

I recently visited Viayawada, Andhra Pradesh on an invitation from Novotel Vijayawada Varun Hotel. A trip to the Guntur Chili Market was on my itinerary and I am glad I went. Guntur Chilli Market is an offbeat place which can give you some real good photo opportunities. If you speak the local language, Telugu, you will get to interact with people working there too.

Dry Chillis at the Guntur Chilli Market

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.

A Truck Loaded with Chilis at the Guntur Chili Market

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 than chilis. From my round, I learned that Teja is the most famous brand in the market.

Guntur Chillis in a Gunny Bag at the Guntur Chili 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 which you can see in the video above!

Women Working at the Guntur Chilli Market

I wonder how in the world the women manage to sort chillis with such good grace but I could not talk much with them. The ladies did ask me is I spoke any Telugu which I unfortunately do not. So conversation didn’t happen. The greedy photographer in me wanted those pictures and I am glad I got the opportunity, tough I would have loved to talk with these ladies.

Guntur Chilli Market

Finding the way to the Guntur Chilli 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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22 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.

    Reply
    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!

    Reply
    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.

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      September 21, 2022 at 8:52 pm

      Thank you Sanjay!

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

    Great post. Will definitely visit this chilli market.

    Reply
    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      September 21, 2022 at 8:52 pm

      Thank you Shalini I hope you got an opportunity to visit the Guntur 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
    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      September 21, 2022 at 8:53 pm

      I hope you liked them!

      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
    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      September 21, 2022 at 8:53 pm

      Thank you Bikram!

      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 33 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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