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HARYANA |
Haryana
Virtually the 'green' state Haryana surrounds
Delhi on almost three sides. Its close proximity
to Delhi also makes the areas around Delhi
, industrial townships.
Haryana is primarily an agricultural state
with some major industrial areas being developed
by the government of India. It is one of the
more developing states and offers a network
of 45 tourist complexes, set up along the
national and state highways.
Just a short drive from Delhi, one can visit
Haryana's tourist complexes for a day. Tourist
Attractions -Badhkal Lake, Dabchik, Jungle
Babler, Karna Lake, Sohna, Surajkund, Dumdama,
Sultanpur, Kurukshetra. |
Surajkund |
Dumdama |
| The internationally famous
Surajkund Crafts Mela is held every year in
the month of February, to promote Indian arts
and handicrafts at Surajkund is only 10 kms
from Delhi. |
Is basically a lake surrounded
by the enchanting Aravali Ranges and is popullar
for rock climbing, paragliding and ballooning.
Motorable from Delhi |
Sultanpur Bird
Sancturay |
Kurukshetra |
| Sultanpur was declared a waterbird
reserve in 1972 . The grounds are lush with
lawns, trees and shrubs and masses of bougainvillaea
. Sultanpur is a good place for birdwatching.
Motorable from Delhi (46kms) |
About 154 kms.from Delhi is
Kurukshetra, the place where the famous battle
of the epic, Mahabharata was fougdht . It
was here that the message of the Gita, the
doctrine of Hindus, was given by Lord Krishana
to doubt ridden Arjuna on the battleflied.
The Kurukshetra tank attracts millions of
pilgrlims during eclipses, when the water
is believed to be especiallly purifying. |
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