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About - HaryanaAbout Haryana

The small state of Haryana, spread over an area of over 44,000 square kilometers, was founded in 1966 when the former state of Punjab was divided into Haryana and the modern Punjab. It is both the oldest and most modern of places. Most of tourists who come to India pass through Haryana, the state that surrounds Delhi on three sides, the capital of the country, and whose highways lead to Agra, Rajasthan, and Himachal Pradesh.    more>
Adventure - HaryanaAdventure

Haryana Tourism catapulted into the arena of Adventure Sport with the forming if its Adventure Club in November ,1991. And Adventure sport had begun. The objective is to provide the young people with opportunities to realize their physical and mental potential by overcoming challenges and obstacles.     more>
Cuisines - HaryanaCuisines

Haryanvi cuisine is like the people of Haryana-simple, robust and inextricably linked to the land. In Haryana, the accent is on food that is wholesome, fresh and prepared with little or no fuss at all. Food always evolves out of a certain cultural context. The simpler the culture or civilization, so too the cuisine which is uncomplicated and essentially implies sustenance. However, Haryana with its essentially agrarian culture, has retained a simplicity in its cuisine.    more>
Fairs & Festivals - HaryanaFairs & Festivals

Baisakhi
(13th April ) at Yadavindra Gardens, Pinjore
The Harvest Festival of Baisakhi is unforgettable in Northwest India. It is one of the liveliest moments of celebration at the Yadavindra Gardens, Piniore.    more>
History

The Treatise written by Manu, the lawgiver in Indian mythology, designated Haryana as Brahmavart from where the Brahmanical religion and social system grew up and spread outwards to the rest of the country. In a sense, therefore, one can say that much of the Hindu religion and society was formed on the flat, dry plains of the present-day Haryana.    more>

Surajkund Craft Mela - HaryanaSurajkund Craft Mela

he Surajkund Crafts is an annual event that highlight some of the finest handloom and handicraft traditions of the country.

From 1st to 15th February rural India basks in the warmth of admiration at Surajkund mela village that lies some 8 km from South Delhi. The Mela also celebrates the rhythms of folk theatre- and a theme State that makes each visitor marvel.    more>

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