Surajkund Craft mela from Feb 01-15
- Surajkund Pictures 2009
- Every Tuesday the customers having Vodaphone no. will have a ticket free
- Tickets INR 50 at the Surajkund mela venue
- Contact: 9873570095
- Time: 9:30 to 07:00
- handbags not allowed
- Buses from ISBT in Delhi and NIT Faridabd
- Also conducted tours from Haryana Tourism- Chandralok building at Janpath New Delhi
- Craftsmen from the SAARC countries also show their wares
- Egypt is the partner country for Surajkund 2009
- Egypt’s traditional “Ismalia” troupe will perform on Feb 12
Surajkund in Faridabad is ready to embrace the visitors for its 23rd edition of Crafts fair which has become a prominent annual event in this part. Organised with a ‘theme state’ and easy communication to and fom Delhi (actually it comes under the NCR) makes this event popular and international tourists also throng in large numbers.
Egypt, which is the partner country, would send a folk troupe Islamia. President of India Pratibha Patil will be the Chief Guest and she will officially inaugurate the fair. An unprecedented security civer is in place.
All sorts of crafts- wooden, metal, terracotta, jute etc are on display. The handicraft lovers, those who are in search of folk music and also people who want to satisfy their gastronomical tastebuds find Surajkund Craft fair as an opportunity. Successfully organised by Haryana Tourism this time Madhya Pradesh is the theme state of the mela. You can have a clear picture of people and culture of the central Indian province which is famous for its rural handicrafts. The Mela will be organised by the Surajkund Mela Authority headed by Secretary, Tourism and Culture, Government of India (GoI) in association with the Ministry of Textiles and Ministry of Tourism, GoI.