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Kite Festival in Ahmedabad

Probably the most enjoyable and interesting festival of Ahmedabad is the Ahmedabad Kite Festival which is celebrated each year on the 14th of January. It is celebrated on the same day when the festival of Uttarayan or Makar Sankranti is celebrated. Before the establishment of International Kite Festival in Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad people are enthusiastic about it mostly all the youngsters of Ahmedabad. Check out the International Kite Festival of Ahmedabad.

Kite Festival Ahmedabad

Kite Festival Ahmedabad From 1989, the Ahmedabad city has been hosting the Uttarayan International Kite Festival Ahmedabad as a part of the reliable social gathering of Uttarayan, bringing grasp kite makers and kite flyers from all across the globe to show their distinctive creations and amaze the people with unique and wonderful kites. The Uttarayan International Kite Festival Ahmedabad generally comes on an enjoyable sunny day with clear sky. The wind is also proper to lift lot of kites up in the sky. The Uttarayan international kite festival in Ahmedabad is celebrated to mark the end of winter season and welcome the summer season. It is during this Uttarayan international kite festival celebration that the city of Ahmedabad turns into full of life and countless alluring kites flying in the skies gives a picture perfect shoot. During the Uttarayan international kite festival there are many events and feasts held in Ahmedabad. On the Uttarayan international kite festival day the youngsters, children, middle age people and even senior citizens keep their work aside and go to the terrace of their house or building for flying kites.

Ahmedabad Kite Festival

Ahmedabad Kite Festival It is the time for happiness as it marks the shift in the movement of sun towards the Northern hemisphere. Most of the womens get ready for preparing various types of dishes for the Uttarayan International Kite Festival at Ahmedabad. This International Kite Festival begins at daybreak and continues for the whole day. During this Uttarayan International Kite Festival at Ahmedabad, the markets in Ahmedabad are filled with exceptional varieties and types of kites which are available in various color, style and design. Thus, there are various choices available so that you can decide on from. Thus, the Uttarayan international Kite Festival is very famous at Ahmedabad in Gujarat.

The sale of various types and sizes of kites can be seen on the roads and markets of Ahmedabad city in November to get ready for international kite festival. For the week before the Uttarayan international kite festival the markets are open for 24 hours a day for all kite lovers.

The surroundings is splendidly festive as entire households gather on the rooftop, certain foods like laddoos or surati jamun are prepared for eating during the day. The friends and neighbors visit each other rooftop for group kite-flying fun.

International Kite Festival Ahmedabad

International Kite Festival Ahmedabad The Kites of different shapes and sizes are flown by people during the Uttarayan international kite festival and the most interesting and enjoyable part of this festival is that kite-flyers battle with their nearby kite-flyers to cut their strings so as to win the battle. For this reason most of the people find their favorite kite-makers who prepare powerful flexible kite bodies with stretchy bamboo frames and kite-paper stretched to the correct tension. Then the kites are attached to a firkin of manja, particular kite-string covered with a blend of glue and glass to be as sharp as viable for chopping strings of rival kites. The thread which is used by people to fly the kites is made by experts before ultimate day. Unique combos of ground glass and glue cover the thread which is then dried and rolled onto firkees (reels). During the night time different illuminated box kites often called tukkals are flew by people in the sky. At present, the international Kite festival is well known across the globe. During this Kite Festival the people of Ahmedabad get a chance to see the wonderful kites brought by the tourists, some of the Kites are really amazing and artistic.

A brilliant kite maker and popular kite flyer Rasulbhai Rahimbhai of Ahmedabad handles as much as 500 kites on a single string is main attraction in this festival. All types of kite can be seen in the skies from box kites to sport kites and from windsocs/spinsocs kites to painted creative kites.

From daybreak to the late night, Uttarayan International Kite Festival of Ahmedabad presents plenty of enjoyable and attractive sights to bear in mind for a very long time.

The Uttarayan Kite Festival of Ahmedabad is a distinctive Gujarati event when the sky over most of the cities of Gujarat are fill with amazing colorful kites from daybreak till the end of the day. A part from Ahmedabad Attractions, this Uttarayan Kite Festival is also one of the attractions in Ahmedabad.

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