Hello friends! This is the calendar month of spring, amount of colors too excitement. So why non move to a house amount of music, trip the low-cal fantastic too colorful ambiance. And all this forming a segment of a large collection of fine art too craft. Let me get got you lot to cultural bonanza that is Surajkund International Crafts Fair.
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| One of the Entrances to the Fair |
This is an annual fair held inwards the commencement fortnight of Feb inwards Faridabad, Haryana adjoining Delhi. Spread over an expanse of xl acres, Surjakund International Crafts Fair the largest crafts fair inwards the world. This twelvemonth is the 32nd edition of the fair. It started inwards the twelvemonth 1987 too has been gaining inwards size, participation too footfall since then. This twelvemonth to a greater extent than than xx countries, apart from all the Indian states are participating inwards the fair. More than 1100 artisans are displaying their crafts here.
HISTORY OF SURAJKUND - Surajkund literally way Lake or Reservoir of Sun. It was built yesteryear manful individual monarch Surajpal of Tomar dynasty inwards tenth century. Surajpal was a devotee of sun God, so the name. It has an embankment shaped equally an amphitheater too it is built inwards an arc resembling campaign of Sun, that is from due east to west.
WHAT TO EXPECT AT SURAJKUND INTERNATIONAL CRAFTS FAIR - India is a various solid reason too each of it's states has a unique civilization of it's own. too it is hither that you lot discovery all the cultures merging along amongst those of participating unusual countries. The master copy aim of the fair is to promote craftsmanship of unlike regions too to give a platform to small-scale artisans to accomplish bigger markets. It is a celebration of the skills of the craftsmen too showcases to the world, the broad arrive at too high degree of inventiveness acquaint inwards India. It is hard to discovery so many unlike cultures too crafts at i place.
It is a riot of colors all over the fair premises. Folk artistes too dancers from Indian too unusual lands enthrall you lot amongst their performances. And cuisines from unlike territories are at that topographic point to satisfy your appetite.
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| People Enjoying the Good Old Bi Scope |
But the best purpose is the unlike crafts displayed yesteryear artisans from unlike regions. You volition live on but astonished to encounter the variety of craftsmanship on wares on display. You tin encounter diverseness of items on display too sale. From amazing handicrafts to furniture, from garments to dwelling family decor too from utensils to carpets, you lot volition discovery everything here, all made yesteryear local craftsmen.
Every year, fair has a subject province too a partner country. This twelvemonth Uttar Pradesh is the subject province too Kyrgyz Republic is the partner country. Apart from this, all other Indian states are participating. The unusual participants include countries similar South Africa, Thailand, Morocco, Egypt, Turkey, Tunisia etc.
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| Moroccon Handicrafts made of Copper |
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| Lamp Shades made from cutting drinking glass from Turkey |
Stalls are built inwards the shape of huts too get got a flooring of mud. It gives you lot a solid reason side feeling too ambiance. All participants are dressed inwards their respective traditional attires. You tin easily larn intoxicated yesteryear this cultural cocktail.
The crafts displayed at the fair broadly autumn nether the next categories :
1. Woodden Handicrafts
2. Textiles
3. Pottery
4. Home Decor
5. Mud Craft
6. Brassware
7. Natural Cosmetics
8. Food items similar locally made pickles
You tin store till you lot drib but notwithstanding you lot wouldn't get got had plenty of the materials available inwards the fair.
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| Olive Wood arts and crafts from Tunisia |
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| Handicrafts from Madagascar |
You tin store till you lot drib but notwithstanding you lot wouldn't get got had plenty of the materials available inwards the fair.
The fair has an entertainment green too where children equally good equally grownups tin please themselves amongst joyrides.
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| Handicrafts made from Fiber from India |
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| Earthen Utensils from India |
FEEDING YOUR TASTE BUDS - Fair has a nutrient court, where you lot tin taste delicacies of unlike regions. While you lot tin get got Dosa, Idli or Meduvada from southward India, you lot tin get got Litti Chokha from Bihar inwards due east India. If you lot desire to a greater extent than variety, become to primal India's Rajasthan nutrient stall to relish Dal Baati Churma, Missi Roti or Bajra Roti or you lot tin get got Pav Bhaji from western India. Then you lot get got spicy nutrient from due north Republic of Republic of India yesteryear way of Rajma Chawal, Chole Bhature etc. Apart from this, at that topographic point are many to a greater extent than options available yesteryear way of sugariness dishes, H2O ice creams too shakes. Then at that topographic point is a stall lay upwards yesteryear Institute of Hotel Management, where students of the Institute serve you lot delicacies prepared yesteryear them.
CULTURAL EXTRAVAGANZA - Surajkund International Crafts Fair has 2 Chaupals(open air community places). Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Badi(big) Chaupal too a Choti(small) Chaupal. Folk artistes too dancers from unlike regions too unusual countries enthrall you lot amongst their performances throughout the day. And at half dozen every even out at that topographic point are especial performances too programs. Here you lot tin encounter unlike cultures mixing amongst each other effortlessly.
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| A small-scale man child inwards traditional Rajasthani clothing playing a Drum |
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| Folk Dancers from Uttar Pradesh, Republic of Republic of India performing at the Chaupal |
TICKETS - Tickets for the fair are real nominally priced at INR 120/- for weekdays too INR 180/- for Saturdays too Sundays. These tin live on booked online from the site www.bookmyshow.com or tin live on purchased from the fair site.
HOW TO REACH - Surajkund is located inwards Faridabad too is unopen to xl kms from primal Delhi equally good equally Gurugram(earlier Gurgaon). Haryana authorities runs A.C. equally good equally Non A.C. buses from designated spots inwards Delhi too Gurugram to the fair site. Otherwise you lot tin hire individual taxis to accomplish the venue.
WHEN - This twelvemonth Surajkund International Crafts Fair is beingness held from sec Feb to 18th Feb too is opened upwards on all the weekends falling during this period. Time is 10.30 am to 8.30 pm daily.
So if you lot desire to celebrate unlike cultures, taste the riot of colors, desire to see, appreciate too purchase the amazing handicrafts created yesteryear some unknown but highly skilled craftsmen don't lady friend a trip to the world's largest crafts fair, Surajkund International Crafts Fair at Faridabad inwards Haryana, India.