Don’t miss out on this must-see spectacle! A SKY FULL OF RAINBOW-COLOURED KITES © D. This popular free family event returns in September 2022 when it will celebrate its 40th birthday. KITE 2017 promises to be an exciting experience for everyone.Īlso Read – Five lesser known festivals to attend in October.Every two years, thousands of visitors flock to the seafront in Dieppe at the end of the summer to celebrate one of the biggest kite festivals in the world. These kites will fly at a special night flying curtain raiser event at People’s Plaza in Hyderabad. According to Dr Geoffrey Fisher, Head of the Aga Khan Academy, the joy of remote control kite flying offers altogether a new experience. This year ‘Remote controlled kites’ will be introduced for the first time in India. The main highlights of the festival are that there will be 17 international kite-flying teams, 10 pan Indian clubs, night kite flying, Hyderabadi food fair, Telangana cultural program, regional arts and crafts mela (fair), fun and creative activities for children, and chance for everyone to fly a kite. PV Sindhu, the Olympic Silver Medal winner, is the official face of the festival. KITE 2017 aims to enhance the tourism profile of the rich heritage of Hyderabad as a ‘hidden jewel’ of India and it also focuses on empowering women through inclusive girl child education. ![]() KITE 2017 organised by the Telangana Tourism attracts thousands of kite enthusiasts, families and government school communities. The festival is scheduled to take place from January 12 to 17, 2017. Telangana International Kite Festival (TIKF) – KITE 2017 is a family fun festival through the rich regional tapestry of kites, culture and crafts of Hyderabad and the Deccan. There are many international visitors who come to take part in the festival from Japan, Italy, the US, the UK, Canada, Indonesia, Brazil, Australia, Malaysia, China, Singapore, France etc.įrom gigantic sky-borne whales, Chinese flying dragons to local Gujarati delicacies and local handicrafts at the stalls, this festival highlights the varied cultures and traditions of Indian.Īlso Read – Festivals of India: Unconventional, unusual and unique.įive Indian festivals that celebrate nature. There is also the traditional food festival of Gujarat which takes place during this kite festival, offering sweets like the Undhiyu (a delicacy of vegetables), Jalebi (sweets), Til Ladoo (sweets made of sesame seeds) and Chikki (sweet made from groundnuts and jaggery) for the visitors from different parts of the world. The serene blue sky covered with colourful kites look splendid and since morning till evening it remains dotted with the vivid splashes of colour with kites in a variety of hues, shapes and sizes. The festival exhibits kite-making traditions from various countries and draws artists from the around world. This year, the festival will take place at the Sabarmati riverfront, Ahmedabad, from January 8 to January 14. The International Kite Festival, organised by the Tourism Department of Gujarat, is held every year in Ahmedabad, the kite capital of the state. Uttarayan is celebrated every year on January 14, in parts of north India, and Pongal in Tamil Nadu, and continues on to the January 15. ![]() The festivals are one of the most auspicious days across the country for the farmers as it also suggests the beginning of the harvest season. Uttarayan or Makar Sankranti marks the gradual end of winters and the onset of summers. According to Hindu astronomy, Makar Sankranti is the day when the Sun begins its movement away from the Tropic of Capricorn.
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