A Bazaar Par Excellence
Delhi Haat Food and Crafts Bazaar, opposite INA Market, is a one-stop shopping place for tourists, which not only offers various arts and handicrafts of India, but also a taste of the ethnic cuisine. Visitors can also witness the different performing arts of the country.

The Haat
The word 'haat' refers to a weekly market in rural, semi urban and sometimes urban India. Dilli-Haat provides an atmosphere of traditional rural or village market, but suitable according to the needs of the contemporary world.

Dilli Haat is known as the first ever-permanent crafts market showcasing India, housing within its premises a blend of craft, food and cultural activities. The craftsmen here are mobile & ever changing, which is another depiction of the richness and diversity of Indian handicrafts and art crafts.

The Architecture
Spread over a spacious 6-acre area, the plaza is paved with stone & brickwork, skillfully interspersed with grass, flowering shrubs, Eucalyptus & other tall trees. A minimal built up area ensures a relaxed & serene ambience.

The 62 stalls selling handicrafts are allotted on a rotational basis to craftsmen who come here from all across India by paying a mere INR 100 per day for a maximum period of 15 Days. This ensures visitors buy authentic wares at prices within their budget.

Cuisine Delights
Visitors can also savour the unique flavors of the delightful local foods from the various regions of India be it the momos from Sikkim or the Bamboos hot chicken from Nagaland, Kahwa & Kebabs from Jammu, Pooranpoli from Maharashtra or the Gujrati Dhokla. As many as 25 food stalls are present at the Haat that offer variety of foods, served in an eco -friendly manner.

The Cultural Complex
Dilli Haat also comprises of an open-air theatre for cultural programmes and a children's play area. In the theatre from time to time performance of folk music and dance is on offer to attract the tourists. The theatre captures tantalising glimpses of the diversified Indian culture in all its rich and varied colours, ranging from the unique and spectacular dance of Kathakali to the pulsating alive and vigorous Bhangra from Punjab.

Timeless Displays
Diili Haat is paradise for handicrafts and lovers. The treasurable collection over here comprise of intricate rosewood & sandalwood carvings, embellished camel hide footwear, Kandtha sarees from West Bengal, Bidri work from Karnataka and Andhra, bamboo and cane work from Assam, Aari embroidery from Kashmir, wooden icons from Tamil Nadu, panels from Bastar and a host of other items.

 Dilli Haat is thus an important landmark of Delhi where one can enjoy the myraid cultural, musical and art forms of India, all available at one place.
 

It was the eyes and ears of the Mughal's commercial instincts and is today one of the country's best known wholesale markets for textiles, electronic goods and watches. The entire area was designed by Jahanara Begum, Shah Jahan's favourite daughter and was then inhabited by the well-to-do families of that time. There is however a word of caution and that is that there are several elements who are believed to be selling duplicate goods and the tourist needs to be careful about this.
 

Straight down the road from Rashtrapati Bhavan along a magnificent view and totally unhampered drive is India Gate, which is primarily a memorial to the Unknown Soldier. Designed by Lutyens, the 42 metre high structure is a war memorial in honor of the soldiers who died during the Second World War. The imposing structure from where stretch massive lush green lawns has an eternal flame (amar jawan jyoti) to honor the memory of the unknown soldiers. A popular picnic spot, one can see hoarders of people moving about the area and on the lawns on summer evenings.
 

Opp Red Fort (1 km west) between 1650 to 1656, based on the plan and design of Ostad Khalil, the then great sculpture, Emperor Shahjahan built Juma Masjid at the cost of Rs 10 crore- it may be said as the replica of Moti Masjid in Agra. It is called Masjid-e-Jahanuma. It is the heartbeat gate was meant for Royal Family and Shahjahan used to come on every Friday and on every festival by walk from the fort.
The north and south gates were meant for common people. Alike Bho Jhala hill top on a high dais at the head of the highest peak there were 2 minars of 40 m high. Buy ticket Rs 5, get up flights of 122 steps and view around from the South Minar. The premises of the South Minar is 1076 sq ft wide. 2,5000 devotees at a time may sit together for namaz.

The original Prayer Hall is 201´120 ft with the height of 135 ft made in combination of red sand stone and white marble. In the interior, to the west or Mecca-facing 3 tombs were made of Marble. At the head of the original Prayer Hall there is white and black marble made tomb. The inscription from Quran, on the west wall bow type arch, in the midst at central reck there is mihrab or the seat of Chief Imam. It took 5 years & 5000 people to built Masjid. It was the last work of Shahjahan. In the biggest Juma Masjid in India, it has a great treasure kept in the N-East corner of the white shrine a hair of the beard of Hazrat Mahmmad, his used chappal, a chapter of Quran (original), the canopy of his tombstone and the foot print of Mahmmad on the stone.

The main Iman of this Juma Masjid is the direct descendent of the original and first Imam appointed by Emperor Shahjahan and till now there is no break in its descendency. People of different religion are not allowed in between 12-30-14-00. If you desire to go, you should go bare-footed, head covered and wearing lungi, - these are norms and all these are available on payment. If you want to get photographs, you need to buy ticket.

In 1739 taking advantage of the bad time of Mughal Empire, Nadir Shah, the Persian Emperor captured Delhi. In 1803 British kept blind poet Bahadur Shah in the throne of Delhi for show holding the real administrative power. Bahadur Shah took side to the Sepoy uprising in 1857 that led his deportation to Rangoon by the British.

And he was the last Mughal Emperor. British charged huge cannon shell on the city damaging most of Delhi. British General Le Hudson killed all male members of Bahadur Shah's family including his minor children and hanged their dead bodies at the first floor of the main entrance of the old Fort from the side of Feroz Shah Kotla. Since then the main door of the first floor is known as Khuni Darwaja. Going further on Mathura Rd there is Khairul Manzil Palace. 

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