Haryana's Art & Culture
Festivals and Fairs:
Teej: It is celebrated at the start of the rainy season to
welcome it. Flying the kites is the main part of the celebration and the sky
seems full of thousands of colorful and different kites flying in every
direction. Pooja and different foodstuff are served.
Festival of Gardens:
It is a three-day festival and also called as Rose festival. It is
organized by the Haryana State Tourism Board. This festival is celebrated to
raise the awareness and to popularize the gardens in the state by the people.
Mango Festival: It is
held at Yadavindra Gardens in Pinjore. Every year it is celebrated in the month
of June or July as summers are always the season of mango feast.
Geeta Jayanti: It is the celebration of the epic Mahabharata
and Lord Krishna that begins at Kurukshetra. Several events and Poojas
including Aarti and deep at the Brahmin Sarovar holy water tank are held.
Guga Navami: This festival is dedicated to Snake God every
year on the ninth day of Krishna Paksha in Bhadrapad month.
Dance:
Jhumar Dance: Jhumar dance is a folk dance popular in the
Haryana state of India. It takes its name from an ornament named Jhumar. The
ornament is generally worn by young married women to decorate their forehead.
Khoria Dance: The Khoria dance is a famous folk dance in
Haryana. This dance is performed at auspicious instances like weddings, and
other important festivities. There is a group of dancers who perform this dance
and the speed is the most important feature of this dance. In fact, this is one
of the fastest of the folk dances.
Sapela Dance: Sapela Dance is mainly performed by the women
folk of Haryana. In this colorful dance form, one acts the part of the village
belle and at the same time, others act as the snake charmer.
Loor Dance: It is famous around the Bangar and Bagar parts
of the state and is performed around the Holi festival. Only girls will perform
this dance. In this, the dancers stand in two rows facing each other, in the
form of a semi-circle.
Phag Dance: This dance is performed by the woman wearing
colorful traditional clothes and men displaying their colorful turbans. The
dance is accompanied by the beats of ‘Tasha’, ‘Nagada’, and ‘Dhol’.
Art and Crafts
Pottery:
Pottery is one of the most popular occupations in the rural
parts of Haryana.
Since the state mainly has a rural economy so this popular
form of craft is considered with much importance in Haryana.
The unique feature of the earthenware is that they are
painted with rich and bright colors.
Pottery involves the main potter and a helper who will help
him to prepare the mix. These works are generally done by the men of the
village.
After these earthenware are given shape, bright and colorful
patterns are painted on them. This work is generally done by a female member of
the potter's family.
Thus Pottery in Haryana involves a collective effort of many
people.
Embroidery and Weaving:
Phulkari Art: In this the motifs – flower design is stitched
on the reverse side of the cloth with darning needles over the colored fabrics.
Bagh Art: It is a type of handicraft mostly done by the
Muslims which has geometrical designs. Animals, Plants, Nature are used as
designs in this art.
Durries: Panipat is the durries hub. This art uses
geometrical designs made of blue-colored cloth with white-colored triangle
designs.
Music:
Haryana is very popular for ancient folk music that is sung
beautifully to create a lively atmosphere.
Especially, people drag in large numbers on the special
occasions as well as the festivals.
The songs sung here are of two types-classical and
countryside.
Classical form belongs to the great Legends (Mythological)
Brahmas, as well as the Jaimal-Phatta and so on; while, Countryside music
includes songs with varied ragas, that is sung in the Hindustani Style,
especially during the celebrations and varied seasons.
These ragas comprise of Pahari style, Kafi, as well as the
Bhairavi and Malhar style of music, and much more.
Historic Places
Kurukshetra:
Jyotisar
Brahma Sarovar
Sannehit Sarovar
Gurudwara Rajghat
Sheikh Chehli’s Tomb
Panipat
The historical city of Panipat has situated around 90 km
from Delhi on the banks of the sacred Yamuna River. It is an ancient land where
the battles of Panipat were fought. It is believed that the city was founded by
the Pandavas during the period of the Mahabharata. Some of the popular
destinations in Panipat that are frequented by the tourists are:
Panipat Museum
The Old Fort
Kabuli Shah Mosque
Grave of Ibrahim Lodhi
Devi Temple (a temple dedicated to the local deity)
Ambala:
Ambala is one of the prominent cities of Haryana as the base
of the air force and the military is located here. There are lots of fascinating attractions in
the city that entice the visitors from various parts of India and world.
Manji Sahib Gurudwara
Sis Ganj Gurudwara
Badshahi Bag Gurudwara
Municipal Park
Hathi Khana Mandir
Udyan Garden
Patel Park
Rang Mahal
Gurgaon:
The city also has a historical connection because the legend
has it that Guru Dronacharya gave spiritual knowledge to the Pandavas and the
Kauravas here. One of the major attractions of the city is the Shitala Mata
Mandir considered to be the goddess of small-pox. The temple is flocked by
several tourists all around the year to get rid of the smallpox disease and to
seek the blessings of the Goddess. There
are various other tourist attractions in the city, which must be on the bucket
list of every tourist:
Damdama Lake
Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary
Leisure Valley Park
The Kingdom of Dreams
Museum of Folk and Art
Heritage Transport Museum
Sheesh Mahal
Bhiwani:
Bhiwani is a spiritual place also known as ‘Chhota Kashi’
because it is replete with lots of temples devoted to various Gods and
Goddesses. The divine and holy ambience
of the temples offers a great peace of mind to the visitors. The popular
temples of Bhiwani are:
Jain Temple
Hanuman Mandir
Shri Rang Nath Mandir
Star Monument
Gauri Shankar Mandir
Jogi Wala Mandir
Shri Ram Pathshala and Sri Ram Mandir
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