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Adding hues to sky: Kites soar high at International Kite Fest (Pics)
New Delhi/Mumbai/Ahmedabad, Jan 9: This week, the skies in India's major cities just got brighter and more colourful. And tigers, penguins and even Kareena Kapoor grew wings and flew in the vast blueness!
Organised by the Gujarat government, the 26th Annual International Kite Festival is scheduled from 7th Jan till 14th Jan at various places in the state and other metro cities.
Delhi, Mumbai and Ahmedabad celebrated the kite festival on Tuesday with kites in striking shapes and delightful colours. There were tiger-shaped, penguin-shaped, Modi-shaped and Kareena-shaped kites. In Delhi, the festival hosted 40 professional kite flyers from France, Russia, Ukraine, Malaysia, Vietnam and Estonia-besides Indian masters.
Gujarat tourism minister Saurabh Patel has said that Narendra Modi, chief minister of Gujarat, will inaugurate a special theme pavilion on 12 January at Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad. National and international kite masters will fly their kites on January 12 at Sabarmati river front.
In Mumbai, the festival venues were Priyadarshini Park and Sports Complex, Malabar Hills. There were more than 40 international kitists from countries like France, Russia, Ukraine, Malaysia, Vietnam, Australia and Estonia.
The festival also had many domestic kitists. One India Kite Team, a professional kite flying team from Kerala and the winners of the Weifang International Kite Festival in China were present with their 110 feet gigantic inflatable kite, sporting the face of a Kathakali artist.
In Hyderabad
The stalls in Hyderabad display kites in myriad colours and shapes
In Hyderabad
A Mickey Mouse kite on display !
In Hyderabad
Kites are available on different colours and shapes
In Hyderabad
A Superman kite on display
In Hyderabad
Modi says Hi ! NaMo-shaped kite is a big hit in the market
In Hyderabad
When fishes grew wings and flew !
In Delhi
In Delhi, the festivalhosted 40 professional kite flyers from France, Russia, Ukraine, Malaysia, Vietnam and Estonia-besides Indian masters.
In Delhi
This is the third time the annual festival is held in Delhi and Mumbai.
In Delhi
The festival is organised by Gujarat state government
In Hyderabad
Akshay Kumar-kite is an instant hit !
In Hyderabad
Bharat mata is all set to fly !
In Hyderabad
Cartoons on the air !
In Hyderabad
A tiger-faced kite all set to take the leap
In Hyderabad
Kites come in myriad colours and shapes, adding glitter to the festival
In Hyderabad
Many kite stores have been opened across the city with sellers looking forward to cash-in on the festival spirit
In Hyderabad
Love is in the air !
In Hyderabad
'Dragon kites' on display
In Hyderabad
The kite festival is a hit among kids as well as adults who actively join the festival crowd, flying kites
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