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Haryana

November: okstateCapital: Chandigarh

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Delhi's neighbour state: Gurugram's towers and nightlife, Mahabharata sites at Kurukshetra, Surajkund's crafts mela, Pinjore's Mughal garden, Morni Hills and old Tughlaq and Mughal towns.

Haryana wraps around Delhi on three sides, so most trips are short: weekends in Gurugram and Faridabad by metro, a day on the Grand Trunk Road to Kurukshetra, the Shivalik foothills at Pinjore and Morni near Chandigarh, and heritage stops at Rewari, Hisar and Narnaul. October to March is the season.

Highlights: Kurukshetra: Brahma Sarovar, Jyotisar and the Gita Mahotsav · Surajkund International Crafts Mela (February) · Sultanpur National Park for winter birds · Pinjore (Yadavindra) Gardens and Morni Hills · Rewari Railway Heritage Museum and its working steam engines · Firoz Shah palace complex, Hisar, and the Harappan site of Rakhigarhi · Cyber Hub and Sector 29 nightlife in Gurugram · Murthal parathas on the GT Road

When to go

Green best · blue good · red avoid · this month outlined
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Destinations

Towns, valleys and cities worth the trip, with how they rate this month.

Top sights

Nature and outdoors

Things to do

Where to eat

Shopping

Food to try

  • Kadhi pakora: Gram-flour and yoghurt curry with fritters, eaten with rice
  • Bajra aloo roti: Millet flatbread with potato, a winter staple
  • Besan masala roti: Spiced gram-flour flatbread
  • Churma: Crushed wheat bread with ghee and jaggery
  • Bathua raita: Yoghurt with bathua greens
  • Singri ki sabzi: Desert bean curry
  • Meethe chawal: Sweet rice
  • Lassi: Thick yoghurt drink; Hisar ki lassi is famous
  • Murthal parathas: Butter-laden stuffed parathas at the GT Road dhabas

Festivals

  • Surajkund International Crafts Mela: Months: 2; Description: Crafts fair at Surajkund, Faridabad (31 Jan-15 Feb in 2026)
  • International Gita Mahotsav: Months: 11 · 12; Description: Gita Jayanti festival at Brahma Sarovar, Kurukshetra (15 Nov-5 Dec in 2025)
  • Baisakhi Mela, Pinjore Gardens: Months: 4; Description: 13-14 April
  • Mango Mela, Pinjore Gardens: Months: 6 · 7; Description: Mango show and fair
  • Pinjore Heritage Festival: Months: 12; Description: Every December
  • Teej: Months: 7 · 8; Description: Monsoon festival with swings and songs
  • Navratri melas at Mansa Devi: Months: 3 · 4 · 9 · 10; Description: Chaitra and Ashwin Navratri at Panchkula