Place
: Surajkund in the north Indian state of Haryana.
Time : First fortnight of February
Duration : 15 days
Highlights : Displays colourful traditional crafts of India.
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 world.
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.
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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Golden
Triangle : (06 Nights / 07 Days)
Delhi / Agra / Jaipur / Delhi
Highlights
of North : (06 Nights / 07 Days)
Delhi / Jaipur / Agra / Varanasi / Delhi
Splendour
of North : (10 Nights / 11 Days)
Delhi / Jaipur / Agra / Gwalior / Orcha / Khajuraho / Varanasi /
Delhi
Classical
Journey of India & Nepal : (14 Nights / 15 Days)
Delhi / Sariska / Jaipur / Agra / Khajuraho / Varanasi /
Kathmandu / Delhi
Forts
& Palaces of Rajputana : (17 Nights / 18 Days)
Delhi / Mandawa / Bikaner / Khimsar / Jaisalmer / Jodhpur / Luni
/ Ranakpur / Udaipur / Deogarh / Samode / Jaipur / Agra / Delhi
The Land
of Maharajas : (14 Nights / 15 Days)
Delhi / Mukandgarh / Pushkar / Jodhpur / Ranakpur / Mt. Abu /
Udaipur / Kota / Jaipur / Agra / Delhi
Best of
India & Nepal: (19 Nights / 20 Days)
Bombay / Aurangabad / Udaipur / Jodhpur / Jaipur / Delhi / Agra
/ Khajuraho / Varanasi / Kathmandu
The
North East Delight : (13 Nights / 14 Days)
Delhi / Agra / Khajuraho / Varanasi / Calcutta / Darjeeling /
Sikkim / Gangtok / Delhi
On the
Foot Steps of Buddha : (11 Nights / 12 Days)
Delhi / Agra / Varanasi / Bodhgaya / Patna / Khushinagar /
Lumbini / Balrampur / Lucknow / Delhi
The
Land of Endless Discovery : (13 Nights / 14 Days)
Delhi / Agra / Jaipur / Delhi / Leh / Delhi
Markha Vally
Trek : (20 Nights /21 Days)
Delhi / Leh / Delhi
Wild Life Trails :
(15 Nights /16 Days)
Delhi / Corbet / Delhi / Ranthambore / Bharatpur / Agra
/ Jhansi / Khajuraho / Bandhavgarh / Kanha / Nagpur / Bombay
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