International Kite Festival in Gujarat – Uttarayan
every year gujarat celebrates festival international kite festival uttarayan one biggest festival celebrated month beforehand home gujarat begin manufacture special box kite festival festival uttarayan mark day winter begin turn summer according indian calendar sign farmer sun back harvest season makara sankrantimahasankranti approaching considered one important harvest day india also mark end winter beginning harvest season many city gujarat organize kite competition among citizen region gujarat many state uttarayan huge celebration become public holiday india lasting two day festival local food undhiyu mixed vegetable including yam bean chikki sesame seed brittle jalebi served crowd day festival market filled participant buying supply tourism corporation gujarat mentioned international kite festival gujarat attempting enter guinness world record book due participation country year international kite festival uttarayan celebrated many city gujarat telangana rajasthan including ahmedabad jaipur udaipur jodhpur surat vadodara rajkot hyderabad nadiad dakor however international kite event take place ahmedabad kite capital gujarat accommodates visitor many nation best place enjoy festival sabarmati riverfront sabarmati river bank capacity people ahmedabad police stadium people lie see sky filled thousand kite festival week market flooded kite buyer seller heart ahmedabad one famous kite market patang bazaar festive week open hour day buyer seller negotiating buying bulk many family ahmadabad start making kite home set small shop home kite museum located sanskar kendra paldi area ahmedabad established contains collection unique kite part india also celebrate kite festival delhi august bihar district april people offer prayer eat sattu made new crop wheat new mango baby mango also known tikola festival take place january year makar sankranti continues january date mark end winter return clement weather farmer gujarat region day also become public holiday within gujarat state india everyone take part celebration january known vasi uttarayan symbolism festival show awakening god deep sleep india history said india created tradition kite flying due king royal later followed nawab found sport entertaining way display skill power time sport became popular began reach mass kite flying regional event gujarat several year however first international festival celebrated people across globe participated showcased innovative kite event international kite festival inaugurated chief minister narendra modi presence governor kamla beniwal mention festival rigveda date back year day mark beginning auspicious sixmonth period known uttarayana today regardless people background belief welcome fly kite everyone else gujarat january visitor arrive around india gujarat another state major city gujarat kite flying start early go late night approximately million people participate festival however many visitor come around world country including japan italy uk canada brazil indonesia australia u malaysia singapore france china take part celebration festival strongly influenced international participant recent event instance malaysia brought waubalang kite indonesia brought llayangllayanghave u brought giant banner kite japan brought rokkaku fighting kite italy brought italian sculptural kite chinese brought flying dragon kite kite see list kite type festival also occasion many public entity famous dancer singer actor celebrity politician make appearance entertain population example bollywood actress juhi chawla part celebration performed garba dance popular india event kite market set alongside food stall performer usually made material plastic leaf wood metal nylon scrap material one uttarayan made lightweight paper bamboo mostly rhombus shaped central spine single bow dye paint also added increase glamour kite line covered mixture glue ground glass dried rolled attached rear also known firkees become sharp enough cut skin type sharp line used fighter kite known india patangs cut kite kite fighting event second night festival illuminated kite filled light candle known tukals tukkals launched creating spectacle dark sky kite part culture asia kite festival take place popular kite festival world japan kite festival uchinada ishikawa china kite festival called weifang international kite festival jakarta kite festival pangandaran washington dc international kite festival formerly called smithsonian kite festival known blossom kite festival indonesia kite festival bali island bali kite festival unitedkingdom kite festival bristol city bristol international kite festival netherlands kite festival valkenswaard telangana international kite festival india