Of forest will probably emerge a peacock, resplendent in its colourful plumage. Local folk dot the patches of shade around the trees. The men of the family, though spread out on a charpoy drawing on a hookah, will be uncannily aware of the movement of their cattle. The scene will, of course, include a spiral of smoke as it twists upwards beyond the trees. Right there, the women will be busy readying the day's.
Winter lends an altogether different character to the area.
The air is crisp, inviting a day out in the open. But the highlight of the cold weather is the annual Surajkund Crafts Mela held between the 1 st and the 15 th of February every year in the village complex. This fortnight-long gathering of craftspersons from all over India has become one of the most prominent cultural fairs in the tourism calendar. Attractively organised on the periphery of the water tank, the Mela brings together potters, embroiderers, weavers, wood carvers, metal workers, stonesmiths, painters and other craftsmen who have achieved distinction in traditional skills, across the length and breadth of the country. This is not all.