Uttarayan Kite Festival | International Kite Festival Ahmedabad Gujarat

I was commissioned by Gujarat Tourism to photograph the Uttarayan Kite Festival. The festival marks the end of winter and is a sign for farmers that harvest season is approaching. People of all ages take to the rooftops to fly the traditional Indian fighter kites, known as Patang. Kite strings are coated in a mixture of ingredients including glass powder, egg-white and brightly coloured dyes, allowing them to cut the strings of other kites. Another part of Uttarayan is the International Kite Festival, where people are invited from all over the world to come and fly their kites in various locations around Gujarat, including the beautiful White Desert of Dhordo and Sabarmati Waterfront in Ahmedabad.




































Kite sellers at the night market.


A man sells finger tape at the night market. the tape protects against cuts, caused by the sharp kite string.


As the sun sets locals down their kites and set off fireworks and release Chinese lanterns into the sky.


A man releases a magic lantern into the sky at the end of the Uttarayan Festival.


A long exposure captures the light traces from hundreds of Chinese lanterns.


A young Indian girl in traditional dress.


I met this man in Ahmadabad Old Town, who was kind enough to pose for a photo.


An ironing shop in Ahmedabad Old Town.


A tailor works in Ahmedabad Old Town.


Indian traditional dress.



Inside our incredible tent at Rann Utsav Kutch, where we stayed for two nights.



National Kite Festival Events
International Kite Festival Events
Kite Flying Competition Kite Flying Training for Students.
Kite Flying for Individual Private Marriage Functions, Corporate Events, School Competition and Special Occasions.
Kite Fighting Competition
Kite Making Competition
Inter School Kite Competition
Kite Painting
Kite Exhibition and Knowledge Programm
kite club india

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Korean Fighters – Kite Flyers India

"It is fairly certain that the Nagasaki fighting kite is a derivation of the Indian Fighter.
Considering that the first Westerners who set foot in Japan in 1543 were restricted to Nagasaki
alone, it seems likely that these early Portuguese, Dutch and English traders introduced the kite
from India.

This conjecture is strongly supported by the fact that the Nagasaki Hata (Hata is the Japanese
word for flag) is traditionally coloured red, white and blue, in the manner of the Dutch ensign.
Whatever the origin, kite flying remains an obsession in Nagasaki even today, with the whole
month of March being appropriated for kite flying festivals.

The Nagasaki fighting kite, however, bears little resemblance to other traditional Japanese kite
forms. It is highly balanced, extremely light, virtually square and flown diagonally, as opposed
to the traditional Japanese configuration which is basically rectangular and flown
longitudinally. It bears a close resemblance to the classic Indian Fighter, differing only in the
absence of the Indian support fin at the tail, and in having its two leading edges supported by a
guideline of string, while the Indian version has its leading edges unsupported. "

The Nagasaki Hatas are made with the colors, blue, red and white in geometric patterns, but they may sometimes include birds in their design. The red shore bird flying over a blue stylized wave, and white sky is also a traditional design. See more designs of Hatas from a photo in the Gallery.

A Crane Hata, one of the many Japanese kites in the collection at The World Kite Museum in Long Beach, WA.
The pair of cranes is a newer image, possibly initiated when the crane became Japan's national bird in 1952.

More images of Japanese Fighters can be seen at the Japanese Kite Collection, a wonderful site maintained by Masami Takakuwa. Fighters included in his lists are: Buka, Butterfly, Hata, Machijirushi (the giant Fighting kites), etc. Beautiful graphics make these kites a joy to look at! Please take a moment to visit this extrodinary website...a feast for the eyes!!


National Kite Festival Events
International Kite Festival Events
Kite Flying Competition
Kite Flying Training for Students.
Kite Flying for Individual Private Marriage Functions, Corporate Events, School Competition and Special Occasions.
Kite Fighting Competition
Kite Making Competition
Inter School Kite Competition
Kite Painting
Kite Exhibition and Knowledge Programm
kite club india

Please contact me on vibrantkiteclub@gmail.com with details.

http://vibrantkiteclub.com/

91-9898194208

source by - http://www.csun.edu/~ghsiung/fighters4.html