Festival Date: 01st February 2010 - 15th February 2010 Location: Surajkund, Haryana Surajkund Mela Highlights: Food Festival, Handicraft & Hand loom exhibition, Cultural programmes Country: India Situated 21 kms from Delhi, Surajkund pulls countless tourists from all over the world and offer them all it has in its store.
Since 1981, the place is best known for a Handicraft Fair, which is held annually in the month of February.
The two-week event highlights the creative intellect residing in different parts of India.
Talented weavers, painters, sculptors and craftsmen welcomes the time with great enthusiasm.
Surajkund Craft fair is organized by the Department of Tourism Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India in collaboration with Haryana Tourism, Development Commissioner for Handlooms, Commissioner Development.
They festival ground turns colorful with a number of make-shift stalls, that exhibits arrays of hand loom and handicraft items.
Stages for Natyashala(theater) workshops, seminar and quiz are also erected to make the fair a quality one.
Craft Exhibitions in Surajkund Mela 2010 Chikri woodcraft of Kashmir Lace and crochet items of Goa Banjara and Bunni embroidery of Gujarat Phulkari embroidered clothes of Punjab Sandalwood and rosewood carving handicraftsof South India Kantha work of West Bengal and North East India Chikan work of Lucknow Food Festival in Surajkund Mela 2010 Surajkund Mela boast of the travel & tourism in Haryana and its neighboring places.
In addition to offering the fun of shopping, the fair fuses the aroma of delicious cuisines.
Stalls with the menu of Punjab, South India, China and North India attracts foodies from far away.
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