When the sky filled up with kites

Uttarayan, celebrated every year on January 14 to coincide with the Hindu auspicious day of Makar Sankranti, turns the sky into a kaleidoscopic starburst of color in Gujarat. Though kites of all descriptions take to the sky in Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Nadiad, the most phenomenal spectacle is on display at the International Kite Festival held every year in Ahmedabad. Visitors from all over the world flock to admire, participate and photograph this pageant of color and invention. Yahoo! reader Nisarg Lakhmani sent us these lovely photos of 2012 celebrations from Ahmedabad.

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  1. International Kite Festival 2012, Ahmedabad
  2. International Kite Festival 2012, Ahmedabad
  3. Flying high
  4. Kites fill the sky.
  5. Taking wing
  6. Eyes in the sky
  7. Faces
  8. Official entry of Gujarat Tourism
  9. A butterfly kite readies for takeoff
  10. A feast of color
  11. Is the world on fire?
  12. The Kite Flyer
  13. The joy of flying
  14. A snake kite on a tailspin
  15. Airborne crab
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