Punjabi Market, Vancouver
The Punjabi Market, also known as Little India, is a commercial district and ethnic enclave in Vancouver, British Columbia. Officially recognized by the city as being primarily a major South Asian, Indo-Canadian and Punjabi population business community and cultural area, the Punjabi District is roughly a six block section of Main Street around 49th Avenue in the Sunset neighbourhood.
Vaisakhi Parade 2017, Punjabi Market, Vancouver
Little India is an Indian or South Asian sociocultural environment outside India or the Indian subcontinent. It especially refers to an area with Indian residences and a diverse collection of Indian businesses. Frequently, Little Indias have Hindu temples, mosques, and gurdwaras. They may also host celebrations of national and religious festivals and serve as gathering places for South Asians. As such, they are microcosms of India. Little Indias are often tourist attractions and are frequented by fans of Indian cuisine, Indian culture, Indian clothing, Indian music, and Indian cinema.
India Square in Jersey City, New Jersey is home to the highest concentration of Asian Indians in the Western Hemisphere.
Vaisakhi Parade at Punjabi Market in Vancouver, 2017
Gerrard India Bazaar in Toronto
Little India in Artesia, California