Jaipur Kite Festival 2012
09th September 2011
14 January 2012 - In January 2012, that "go fly a kite" in Jaipur means sharing the sky with thousands of other kites. Coinciding with the Makar Sankranti celebrations, Jaipur's International Kite Festival is held every year in the capital city of Rajasthan. This is one day when the skies above the city come alive with kites - in a hundred different colours, shapes and sizes, fluttering above the rooftops, cutting another kite's string, and soaring way up above the earth!
The Festival is organised at a local stadium, where kite enthusiasts from all across the world show off their skills. A kite market is held, alongside which are food stalls, cultural performances and special kite displays at night, when illuminated kites - known as Tukals - are flown
The Festival is organised at a local stadium, where kite enthusiasts from all across the world show off their skills. A kite market is held, alongside which are food stalls, cultural performances and special kite displays at night, when illuminated kites - known as Tukals - are flown
