Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Visit Jaipur for Internatinal Kite Festival Season 2011 in India

14 January is celebrated in India as Makar Sankranti - heralding the transition of the sun into the Northern hemisphere. It is also a big kite day in most parts of India when children from 6 to 60 can be seen with their heads turned to the sky. 

Coinciding with the Makar Sankranti celebrations, Jaipur's International Kite Festival is held every year in the capital city of Rajasthan. As you've probably guessed, this is one day when the skies above the city come alive with kites - in a hundred different colours, shapes and sizes, fluttering and darting above the rooftops, triumphantly cutting another kite's string, and soaring way up above the earth.

The Jaipur Tourism Development Corporation organises the International Kite Festival at a local stadium, where kite enthusiasts from all across the world show off their skills. A kite market is held, alongside which are food stalls, cultural performances and special kite displays at night, when illuminated kites - known as tukals - are flown. 




Started just few years ago, this festival has got no mythological connections or legends attached to it. Currently, this sport is witnessing a major revival globally and India, with its ancient tradition of kite flying, could benefit from becoming a part of the international kite flying community.

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5 comments:

  1. wow, those kites are ace! great excuse for booking a holiday :)

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  2. They have something similar in Peru called "carnevales." They fly kites in certain areas, but now it's mostly turned into a nationwide water balloon fight.

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  3. Wow this looks like a great festival! I'm going to try to attend next year.

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  4. Hey! The Festival sounds fantastic!
    I won't be able to go because I already booked hotels in Recoleta, but I'll try to see if I can watch it online.

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  5. Jaipur is awesome city to visit. People can see here mixture of heritage and modern facility that really feel us very special.

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