Pratapgarh Farms, Jhajjar, Haryana India

Pratapgarhfarms is a veritable Botanical garden with various gardens laid out in fascinating formats – Panchvati with its five trees representing the Panchboots, fertility and life, triveni a wonder where huge Banyan, Bodhi and Neem trees grow together as one. Triphla kunj (three magic medicinal trees – Awala Harad and Baheda), 27 trees in  Nakshatra corresponding to each Nakshatra (Band in the skies), Rashi vatika with 12 trees corresponding to the Zodiac Signs and Navgrah Vatika with 9 plants corresponding to the heavenly bodies influencing humans in Indian astrology. Meet the medicinal plants – Aloe vera, Ashavagandha (Indian ginseng), Giloy (Amritvalli) and 7 varieties of Tulsi (basil) and many more in our Aushadh Vatika. Sensitize yourself to the magic and magnanimity of nature.

Pratapgarhfarms is mirror of local Village life with Village features, culture and social life built into its features and activities.

Join us and be a farmer – participate in agricultural, gardening and dairy activities of the amiable Pratapgarh farm workers drawn from local populace. Plough a field with camels, bulls or tractors – sow the seeds, reap and winnow (depending on season). Visit our vegetable garden. Get a whiff of various crops growing in the farm. Watch how we can prevent poisoning of our surroundings with pesticides and insecticides and degrading our environment with biogas plant, farm yard manuring and vermi-composting.

Creativity is in the air – sit with our village potter to make beautiful terracotta bowls, and lamps. Weave a thread on the Charkha with local womenfolk, paint matka (earthen pots) or paint frescoes on mud lep (mud plastered walls).  You have a choice of rural activities to make it a memorable experience. from- cooking, pounding grain, grinding atta (flour), making ghee and buttermilk or simply balancing water pail on your head like true haryanvi womenfolk.

Fond memories come back to you from your childhood and you do it all. Indulge yourself in Ethnic games – Gulee danda, Pethoo, Lattoo, Kanche goli, Gulel (sling) shooting, Dart shooting, Archery, Tug of war, Hop skotch or Kabbadi and Kushti (wrestling bout local style) with your friends in the soft soil arena. Pick up a colorful kite and let it talk to the blue skies – give wings to your imagination.

Challenge yourself – with Table Tennis, Badminton, Volleyball, Soccer, croquet, Cricket, Trampolines, or box and kick on the boxing kits or simply lounge with a game carom, chess, simple saamp seedhi and Ludo. You could lounge around play cards in your group but betting is not permitted.

When you are tired, get a head massage from the Village masseur and take a true mud bath and when the mud has dried on you, bathe your self under the gushing waters of tube well and discover the glow on your body. Ladies have a special arrangement for Mehndi, Buttna ( special scrub prepared with chick pea flour and Chandan+Multani Mitti pace packs.