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Quirky Kites Take To The Skies

January 08, 2024 11:26 IST

Glimpses from the International Kite Festival in Ahmedabad, the Jeevan Kite and River Festival in Guwahati and preparations for Makar Sankranti in Nagpur.

 

Ahmedabad

IMAGE: A variety of kites in the Ahmedabad sky. Photograph: ANI Photo

 

IMAGE: Have you seen a peacock flying like that? Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters

 

IMAGE: Look! A cheetah in the sky. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters

 

IMAGE: An alien kite flutters over Ahmedabad. Photograph: ANI Photo

 

IMAGE: A man tries to lift a quirky doughnut shaped kite. Photograph: ANI Photo

 

IMAGE: More colourful doughnut shaped kites. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters

 

IMAGE: A boy drags hard to give flight to his football shaped kite. Photograph: ANI Photo

 

IMAGE: Enthusiasts prepare to fly a kite. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters

 

IMAGE: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel flies a kite at the International Kite Festival organised on the Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad. Photograph: ANI Photo

 

IMAGE: A close-up of Bhupendrabhai's kite. Photograph: ANI Photo

 

Guwahati

IMAGE: Flying kites on the bank of the Brahmaputra in Guwahati. Photograph: ANI Photo

 

IMAGE: Girls fly kites during the Jeevan Kite and River Festival in Guwahati. Photograph: ANI Photo

 

Nagpur

IMAGE: Kites with images of Narendra Modi and Yogi Adityanath for sale in Nagpur. Photograph: ANI Photo

 

IMAGE: More colourful kites for sale. Photograph: ANI Photo

 

Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com

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