Uttarayan in Ahmedabad City Glimpse !!!

The entire city - with friends, families and relatives - was gathered on rooftops. Everyone was engaged in a kite flying frenzy.
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It was exciting being in midst of all these festivities, seeing the kites soar, blanketing the crisp winter sky in colourful specs.
The significance of Makar Sankranti (Uttarayan)
Unlike other Hindu festivals which follow the lunar motion, Makar Sankranti follows the movement of the sun. It marks the beginning of the sun’s transition into the zodiac of Capricorn (Makar=Capricorn, Sankranti= transition). This makes it the only festival to fall on a fixed date every year - January 14th.
It is a festive day all over India. Each region celebrates its own local form of this festival. In the western parts of India it is called the “Makar Sankranti”.
This is the day winter officially ends and spring begins - a transition symbolic of discarding the previous season’s bad and the beginning of a fresh new season.
The night before the main Makar Sankranti (Uttarayan) day, markets are choc-a-bloc with people. They are all selecting their stash for kite flying the next day.
Mobile kite vendors like this boy have to carry the kites on their heads, for the fear of them being trampled otherwise. There isn’t any other safe way to roam around with them.
All sorts of colourful shiny toys act as accompaniments to the kites! The atmosphere is not short of a carnival. Festivities are in the air!
Of course, the Bollywood stars are ubiquitous! People will literally take them soaring to the skies!
The kite flying is by no means a friendly pass time that people indulge in for Makar Sankranti (Uttarayan). Some closely fought contests take place mid air. Save your kite and bring the other person’s down is the name of the game.
Which is why kites have to be bought in large numbers.