Culture & Tradition

International Kite Festival (Uttarayan) – The Sky Turns Colorful!

Where: Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara
 When: January 14 (Makar Sankranti)

✅ Why Experience It?
✔️ Thousands of colorful kites fill the sky from sunrise to sunset.
✔️ People celebrate on rooftops with music, food & friendly kite-fighting battles.
✔️ Special "Patang Bazaars" (kite markets) are set up days before the festival.

 Best Places to Celebrate Uttarayan:
✔️ Ahmedabad (Sabarmati Riverfront) – Grandest celebrations.
✔️ Patang Bazaar (Ahmedabad) – Biggest kite market.
✔️ Surat & Vadodara – Large-scale kite-flying events.

 Tip: Try Gujarati winter delicacies like Undhiyu & Jalebi during the festival!