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The Kraft Bazaar is a
completely new entity of Haryana Tourism that has been set up alongside the
popular Oasis tourist complex. The Kraft Bazaar has beautifully designed
huts/shops creating ambience of a traditional bazaar, paved paths and a
tastefully landscaped environment. There are 48 shops, a stage for cultural
programmes alongwith a green room for artistes, 2 exhibition halls for crafts,
games for children, a welcome gate, foot paths and attractive lighting. Kiosk
for ethnic fast food, children's park with fancy swings, office store, ticket
counters and public convenience are other facilities being provided here.
Before long, an amusement park for children will be set up in a specially ear
marked area.
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The Kraft Bazaar will operate round
the year, with a change in craftspersons and festivities every 15 days. The Sri
Ganesh Festival will be followed by the Dussehra Festival, the Kartik Festival,
the Deepawali Festival, Guru Purav, Id Festival, Christmas Carnival and the
Lohri Festival.
The main attractions at the Kraft
Bazaar, are cane furniture (West Bengal), decoration items & readymade
garments (Nagaland), artificial flowers (Nagaland), wooden items (Karnataka),
artificial jewellery (Haryana), sandalwood & bone items (Haryana), phulkari
suits (Punjab), terrakotta items (Haryana), tribal metal jewellery (Orissa),
dabka, patch, applique suit (Uttar Pradesh), banarsi silk items, chickan items
(Uttar Pradesh), glass jewellery (Delhi), handloom products (Haryana),
artificial jewellery (Delhi), wood carving furniture(Uttar Pradesh), hand
embroidery(Haryana), tin and foil painting, dabka embroidery (Haryana),
handloom products (Uttar Pradesh) and straw picture (Kerala). Among the
participating craftspersons hailing from different parts of the country, one is
a National Awardee, one is a National Merit Certificate holder and 3 are State
Awardees from Haryana.
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