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New Delhi - Dilli Haat
Dilli Haat
is a combination food plaza and craft bazaar located in the heart of
Delhi. Near All India Institute of Medical Sciences, opposite INA Market
Dilli Haat has stalls representing each State of India, giving complete
variety of tastes available all over India. There are also stalls of
crafts from all over India, from a variety of cultural traditions of
India. Around 2003, this market became fully wheelchair-accessible,
including an accessible bathroom. This
is a relative rarity in India.
There are plans to open more Dilli
Haats all over Delhi.
Unlike the traditional weekly
market, the village Haat, Dilli Haat is permanent. Some shops are
permanent but other sellers are rotatated, usually for fifteen days.
Products offered may include rosewood and sandalwood carvings,
embellished camel hide footwear, sophisticated fabric and drapery, gems,
beads, brassware, metal crafts, and silk and wool fabrics. Shows
promoting handicrafts and handlooms are held at the exhibition hall in
the complex. To sell wares, there is an application process and spaces
are allocated according to which state the seller is from.
There is an entrance fee to shop at Dilli Haat
Situated in the heart of Delhi, the
unique Dilli Haat is an upgraded version of the traditional weekly
market, offering a delightful amalgam of craft, food and cultural
activities. However, while the village Haat is a mobile, flexible
arrangement, at Dilli Haat, a permanent Haat, it is the craftsmen who
are mobile and ever - changing thereby offering a kaleidoscopic view of
the richness and diversity of Indian handicrafts and artifacts.
Spread over a spacious six acre area, imaginative landscaping, creative
planning, and the traditional village architectural style have combined
to produce the perfect ambience for a Haat or market place. A plaza
paved with stone and brickwork skilfully interspersed with grass,
flowering shrubs and towering eucalyptus trees, plus a play corner for
children have conjured up an oasis in which visitors can browse at their
leisure.
The food plaza enable visitors to savour the inimitable flavours of
gastronomic delights from the various regions of India. The different
stalls offer a wide choice of ethnic food which is clean, hygienically
prepared and reasonably priced. It often is a venue for regional food
festivals.
A wide variety of skilfully crafted handicrafts, intrinsic to each part
of the country are available in this exotic bazaar. These range from
intricate rosewood and sandalwood carvings, embellished camelhide
footwear, to sophisticated fabric and drapery. Gems, beads, brassware,
metal crafts, silk and woollens....the range is limitless.
The handicraft stalls are allotted on a rotational basis to craftsmen
from all corners of the vast and varied land of India, usually for
fifteen days Thus ensuring that different handicrafts are available to
visitors at each visit, and also enabling them to buy authentic wares at
prices that have not been inflated by high maintenance costs. Shows
promoting handicrafts and handlooms are held at the exhibition hall in
the complex.
The Dilli Haat offers you the Indian experience in a microcosm. A
destination in itself. And your window to a land filled with myriad
colours and vibrant contrasts.
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