<span style="color: #222222;">In Uttar Pradesh, more than 29 lakh people visited Hunar Haat which was organised at Avadh Shilpgram, Lucknow from 22nd January. The Haat which was inaugurated by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, concluded today.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Talking to media persons in Lucknow today, Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said, while on one hand exquisite handmade products of almost every region of the country were available under one roof at Hunar Haat, the visitors also enjoyed traditional delicacies of different parts of the country.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said, artisans and craftsmen from 31 States and UTs participated in the Hunar Haat organised by the Ministry of Minority Affairs at Lucknow.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">About 500 artisans, craftsmen and culinary experts from Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Ladakh, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal came at Hunar Haat for display and sale of their exquisite handmade products.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Indigenous products like Ajrakh, Applique, Art Metal Ware, Bagh Print, Batik, Banarsi Saree, Bandhej, Bastar Art & Herbal products, Block Print, Brass Metal Bangles, Cane & Bamboo products, Canvas Painting, Chikankari, Copper Bell, Dry Flowers, Handloom Textile, Kalamkari, Mangalgiri, Kota Silk, Lac Bangles, Leather products, Pashmina Shawls, Rampuri Violin, wooden and iron toys, Kantha Embroidery, Brass products, crystal glass items, Sandalwood products, wooden and cane furnitures were available at Hunar Haat.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr Naqvi told that more than 5 lakh artisans, craftsmen and people associated with them have been provided employment and employment opportunities in the last 6 years through "Hunar Haat".</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said that the 25th Hunar Haat is being organised at Maharaja College Ground, Chamarajapuram, Mysuru (Karnataka) from 6th to 14th February, 2021.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In the coming days, Hunar Haat will be organised at New Delhi from 20th Feb to 1st March 2021) and at Kota from 28th Feb to 7th March 2021. Hunar Haat will also be organised at Jaipur, Chandigarh, Indore, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Ranchi, Surat/Ahmedabad, Kochi, Puducherry and other places.</span><br />