![]() Other parts of India also celebrate the kite festival, in Delhi on 15 August and in most of Bihar's districts on 14 April. Established in 1985, it contains a collection of unique kites. There is a Kite Museum located at Sanskar Kendra in Paldi area of Ahmedabad. Many families in Ahmadabad start making kites at home and set up small shops in their own homes. In the heart of Ahmedabad is one of the most famous kite markets, Patang Bazaar, which during the festive week is open 24 hours a day with buyers and sellers negotiating and buying in bulk. ĭuring the festival week the markets are flooded with kite buyers and sellers. The best place to enjoy this festival is the Sabarmati Riverfront (its Sabarmati river bank has a capacity of over 500,000 people) or the Ahmedabad Police Stadium, where people lie down to see the sky filled with thousands of kites. However, the international kite event takes place in Ahmedabad (kite capital of Gujarat), which accommodates visitors from many nations. The International Kite Festival, Uttarayan, is celebrated in many cities of Gujarat, Telangana and Rajasthan including Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Hyderabad, Nadiad, and Dakor. In 2012, the Tourism Corporation of Gujarat mentioned that the International Kite Festival in Gujarat was attempting to enter the Guinness World Records book due to the participation of 42 countries in it that year. Days before the festival, the market is filled with participants buying their supplies. During the festival, local food such as undhiyu (a mixed vegetable including yam and beans), chikki (sesame seed brittle) and jalebi are served to the crowds. In this region of Gujarat and many other states, Uttarayan is such a huge celebration that it has become a public holiday in India lasting two days. ![]() Many cities in Gujarat organize kite competitions among their citizens. This is considered one of the most important harvest days in India as it also marks the end of winter and the beginning of the harvest season. It is the sign for farmers that the sun is back and that harvest season, Makara Sankranti/Mahasankranti, is approaching. The festival of Uttarayan marks the day when winter begins to turn into summer, according to the Indian calendar. Months beforehand, homes in Gujarat begin to manufacture kites special box kites for the festival. The International Kite Festival ( Uttarayan) is one of the biggest festivals celebrated. Viewers are also able to take part in the ensuing tug-o-war battle.Manja (the thread with which the kite is flown) maker in a kite market, 13 January 2007Įvery year, Gujarat celebrates more than 200 festivals. Changes and improvements have been made over many years that connect their ancestors traditions and skills to present day. The kites are made to rise up towards the opposing kites on the other side of the river. This fued gave birth to the festival we see today. The West Shirone local retaliated by crashing a kite back. ![]() Legend has it, that during mid Edo period, while the locals were celebrating the completed construction of the Nakanokuchi River dikes, one local on the Shirone side of the river raised a kite that happened to fall onto the West Shirone side of the river, damaging another local's garden. In the sky above, you will witness a battles, where kites are entangled and then pulled on from each side until the opposition's strings snap. A large river called Shinanogawa runs through the Echigo plains here, feeding off to the local Nakanokuchi river, whose banks are the launching grounds for these giant 5 by 7 meter kites. This festival has roughly 300 years of history, dating back to the Edo period.
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