![]() PV Sindhu, the Olympic Silver Medal winner, is the official face of the festival. KITE 2017 aims to enhance the tourism profile of the rich heritage of Hyderabad as a ‘hidden jewel’ of India and it also focuses on empowering women through inclusive girl child education. KITE 2017 organised by the Telangana Tourism attracts thousands of kite enthusiasts, families and government school communities. The festival is scheduled to take place from January 12 to 17, 2017. ![]() Telangana International Kite Festival (TIKF) – KITE 2017 is a family fun festival through the rich regional tapestry of kites, culture and crafts of Hyderabad and the Deccan. There are many international visitors who come to take part in the festival from Japan, Italy, the US, the UK, Canada, Indonesia, Brazil, Australia, Malaysia, China, Singapore, France etc.įrom gigantic sky-borne whales, Chinese flying dragons to local Gujarati delicacies and local handicrafts at the stalls, this festival highlights the varied cultures and traditions of Indian.Īlso Read – Festivals of India: Unconventional, unusual and unique.įive Indian festivals that celebrate nature. There is also the traditional food festival of Gujarat which takes place during this kite festival, offering sweets like the Undhiyu (a delicacy of vegetables), Jalebi (sweets), Til Ladoo (sweets made of sesame seeds) and Chikki (sweet made from groundnuts and jaggery) for the visitors from different parts of the world. The serene blue sky covered with colourful kites look splendid and since morning till evening it remains dotted with the vivid splashes of colour with kites in a variety of hues, shapes and sizes. The festival exhibits kite-making traditions from various countries and draws artists from the around world. This year, the festival will take place at the Sabarmati riverfront, Ahmedabad, from January 8 to January 14. The International Kite Festival, organised by the Tourism Department of Gujarat, is held every year in Ahmedabad, the kite capital of the state. Uttarayan is celebrated every year on January 14, in parts of north India, and Pongal in Tamil Nadu, and continues on to the January 15. The festivals are one of the most auspicious days across the country for the farmers as it also suggests the beginning of the harvest season. Uttarayan or Makar Sankranti marks the gradual end of winters and the onset of summers. "I want to stay connected to the culture and this is, like, the best event and to stay connected to the roots," he said.According to Hindu astronomy, Makar Sankranti is the day when the Sun begins its movement away from the Tropic of Capricorn. Yashesh Savani also remembers flying kites as a child in India. And, you know, at the end of the night, everybody just has the dinners and it's a good family day," said Kachhadiya. "It's usually a fight between friends, fight between neighbours. Kids run around and collect the fallen kites. People use small kites attached to cotton string, which is treated with a special mixture often containing eggs and glass.Ĭompetitors try to cut other kites' strings and take them out of the air. Kite fightingįor the Indian festival, kite flying is usually competitive. The festival also has a few special, extra large kites with attachments called pendants that wowed the crowd.īut these kites are what Kachhadiya calls "show kites,'' which can be quite different from the kites flown in India. On Saturday and Sunday, people spread out at Citadel Hill, some to fly their kites and others to take in the show. The festival is usually held in January in India, but to make it work in Halifax, the date was changed to summer. ![]() People filled the skies above Citadel Hill with colourful kites Saturday and Sunday.
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