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Surajkund
Crafts Mela, the brainchild of the tourism
department of Haryana was launched in 1981,
celebrates the vibrant culture of India. The fair,
celebrated from February 1st to 15th, is set against
the background of Surajkund Mela village, which
displays its own simple charm, tantalizing the
tourists and visitors alike. The fair was initially
launched by Haryana Tourism to act as a platform for
the artists to share their art with the common man
and where cultural events could take place on a
national level. But now it has gained international
recognition and people pour into Surajkund to
witness this gala event from all across the
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At this
Crafts Mela, you can find the finest handlooms and
handicrafts of the country. Beneath thatched roof
platforms, master craftsmen carefully display the
finest of handlooms and handicrafts from all over
the country. The event is so colourful and rich in
experience, that it has witnessed many tourists
returning to be a part of the mela over and over
again. The highlight of this mela is that the best
craft products from all across the states of India
are displayed at a single place where you can not
only just feel them but also purchase them.
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While craftsmen
from all over India participate, one particular
state is focused upon each year. The mela also
attracts lakhs of visitors, both for the amazing
range of interesting crafts it showcases as well
as the relaxing rural ambience of the mela
grounds. The fair also provides a meeting ground
for the talented painters, weavers, sculptors and
craftsmen form all over India who exhibit their
creations and the arts and crafts lovers who flock
here to admire and purchase these creations.
Besides shopping
to your heart's content, you can also witness
beautiful, colourful folk dances and also savour
delicacies of various states of India. Be it
Kerala's Dosa or Gujarati Dhokla or Punjabi
Rajma-Chawal or Sikkim's Momos, you get it all
here.
The village ambience at Surajkund Mela not only
facilitates city-dwellers to get a taste of
village life but it also helps the artisans to
gain access to national and international buyers.
Surajkund Crafts Mela is one colourful festival
where you can witness the various shades of India
as well as possess small portions of the country
through the wares displayed. This is one Indian
festival that should not be missed.
Reaching
Surajkund :
Surajkund lies in the Faridabad district on the
Delhi - Agra national highway. Surajkund is 8 kms
from South Delhi. Special transport link the Mela
ground to major bus stops in Delhi, Gurgaon and
Faridabad towns.
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