Little India (Tamil: குட்டி இந்தியா) is an ethnic Indian enclave located within the downtown core of George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. The oldest Hindu temple in Penang, Sri Mahamariamman Temple is located here.^[1]

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Little India
Ethnic enclave in George Town
Other transcription(s)
• Tamil	லிட்டில் இந்தியா
• Chinese	小印度
Location within    George Town in    Penang
Coordinates: 5°25′04″N 100°20′19″E
Country	Malaysia
State	Penang
City	George Town
Government
• Local government	Penang Island City Council
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
Postal code	10200
Area code(s)	+604
Website	penanglittleindia.blogspot.my

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The Little India is also main business district in Georgetown, Penang. Various Indian related business can be found here. Although, majority of business here were owned by the Indian there also small number of Chinese owned shop. There are many Indian fashion store (Mainly in Market Street), they sell mostly saree, silk and cotton, almost anything that has the essence of India. Traditional costumes, spices, precious gold and costume jewelry which use semi-precious gems are widely sales by the most of the shops. There also large number of restaurant and cafe which sales Indian culinary and western foods. There are also music video stores with the latest Bollywood movies and songs.^[2]

Sentral College Penang located in the Little India Zone. The hostel of Penang Disted College, Disted Space also located in the zone. Meanwhile, SEGi College Penang located at Greenhall, which is just a walking distance from Little India.

• Ooi Cheng Ghee. Portraits of Penang: Little India. George Town, Penang: Areca Books. (2011). ISBN 978-967-57190-5-9

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