Banawali- an ancient site is located in which district of Haryana?

Art and Crafts of Haryana

1. Fairs of Haryana:

i. Surajkund International Crafts Mela: It is celebrated at, Surajkund, District Faridabad.

ii. Gopal-Mochan Fair is the most famous fair is held at Gopal-Mochan near Bilaspur in Jagadhri tehsil of Ambala.

iii. Masani Fair is Haryana's most famous fair is held in honour of the goddess of smallpox, Masani, whose temple is in Gurgaon village.

2. Festivals of Haryana:

i. Gugga Naumi is a religious festival. It is celebrated all over Haryana and connected with snake worship and observed in August-September.

ii. Gangore: It is a festival dedicated to the goddess of abundance, i.e. Gauri. It is celebrated every year in March month.

iii. Lohri: Lohri is celebrated in Haryana just before the day of Makar Sankranti.

iv. Baisakhi: The festival of Baisakhi is a very important one for the Punjabis in Haryana.

v. Teej: It is celebrated on Sawan Sudi to welcome the season of monsoon.

vi. Pinjore Heritage Festival: It takes place at Pinjore, a small town located at a distance of 20 kilometres from Chandigarh.

3. Dance Forms of Haryana

i. Dhamal is a dance form whose origin goes back to the days of the Mahabharata.

ii. Daph is another form of seasonal dance of farmers depicting the joyful emotions of a good harvest and the advent of Spring.

iii. Phag dance, done basically in the lunar month of Phalgun, seeks to celebrate the colourful festival of Holi.

iv. Ghoomar is marked by the circular movements of the dancers. It is generally performed by the girls of the areas bordering Rajasthan. 

v. Jhumar dance is named after an ornament called "Jhumar", commonly worn on the forehead by young married women is exclusively danced by women. 

vi. Loor is performed by girls during the month of 'Phalguna'.

vii. Gugga dance is performed by Gugga (a saint) devotees; they dance and sing around his grave to show their devotion.

4. Important Crafts of Harayana: