Exclusive Collection of Indian Fighter Kites at Kite Museum Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India - paavan s

1. Kite Museum
Ahmedabad
Gujarat
India
By
http://www.ahmedabadkiteflyers.org

2. • January is the
time for kite
festivals to
take place all
over India.

3. • The
International
Kite Festival,
however, is
held at
Ahmedabad in
Gujarat.

4. • It takes place
on January 13th
or 14th, to
coincide with
the festival of
Uttarayan or
Makar
Sankranti.

5. • Families
celebrate this
holiday
together.

6. • Traditionally
the kites are
made from
paper.
• But this is not a
gentle sport!

7. • The aim is to fly
your kite, cut
out the
opposition and
leave your kite
flying.

8. • Special
mixtures of
glue and
ground glass
cover the lines.
This helps to
cut through an
opponents line,
sending their
kite crashing to
the ground.

9. • This makes
the lines so
sharp that,
carelessly
used, they
can cut a
finger.

10. • After dark,
thousands of
kites are
fitted with
cylindrical
paper lamps.
These fill the
sky like
brightly
flickering
stars.

11. Address
Kite Museum
Sanskar Kendra Opp. National Institute
of Design, Paldi
Ahmedabad – 380007 Gujarat India
http://www.ahmedabadkiteflyers.org
info@ahmedabadkiteflyers.org