International Kite Festival
The International Kite Festival is a excellent piece of public entertainment and
celebration in Rajasthan. Its mix of kites, music street theatre and arts and crafts has
established a local tradition, which is freshly invented on the holy day of Makar
Sankranti falling on 14th January each year. Makar Sankranti is celebrated to welcome the
transition of the sun into the Northern hemisphere.
The International Kite Festival in Rajasthan attracts an ever-growing number of
committed kite fans, participants and spectators, from all over India as well as from
countries around the world. In the evening, kites with lights in them add to the twinkling
skies above. Not only is a kite fun to fly, but also it is also spectacular to watch. The
main centers of celebration are Jaipur and Jodhpur.
The colorful kite festival thus presents a golden opportunity for visitors to savor the
international flavor of kite culture in a single trip.
The highlights of the festivals include exhibitions, demonstrations and displays of an
astonishing variety of international kites, demonstrations of kite fighting as a team
sport, the staging of 'kite-fighting' battles and various kite contests. |
