Colours of India - The Surajkund Mela

The arts and crafts fair held annually at Surajkund offers a preview of the vast cultural diversity of India. The fair showcases the creative side of each state of India with artisans and craftsmen putting up their stalls. Then there are the folk dances from various regions of India happening here and there. So here is a pictorial log of a fair adorned with the colors of India (click to enlarge the pic)...

The entrance to the fair...


The lampshades...






The statues..















The folk dances..
the peacock dance from madhubani..



the punjab police group adding some punjabi tarka..


the haryanvi dance..


donno to which state these guys belong but they played some great music..

nice snake..


the performers from Rajasthan


And my favorite (becoz i know how to do it).. Dandiya from Gujarat..


Our very own toopchi..

The usual mehndi wallis..

cane chair makers..

dried leaf cards and carry bags..


The other works of art..




carpet makers..

beadsheet makers..

chinaware..







Naklee flowers..

painters..



A lady selling colorfull mini-umbrellas..

The candyfloss walla..

And finally as i was leaving this is how packed the parking was...