The magical International Kite Festival at Ahmedabad on January 14th

Unni Mohanadas January 2, 2020 Destinations 0

Location- Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Destination Type – Historical

The International Kite Festival (Uttarayan) is regarded as one of the biggest festivals celebrated in Ahmedabad. The best place to enjoy this festival is the Sabarmati Riverfront (its sabarmati river bank with capacity of over 500,000 people) or the Ahmedabad Police Stadium, where people lay down to see the sky filled with thousands of kites . It will be a truly magical feeling to be there.

History of Uttarayan the International Kite festival Ahmedabad

Centuries ago Chinese or Arabic travellers had brought kites to India
Since then it has been a part of Indian children and youth
The International Kite festival at Ahmedabad started on 1989 as a part of festival Uttarayan or Makar Sankranti
In 2012, the Tourism Corporation of Gujarat mentioned that the International Kite Festival in Gujarat was attempting to enter the Guinness World Records book due to the participation of 42 countries in it that year
The Kite festival was started as a pat of Uttarayan or Makar Sankranti.This year ( 2020 ) it is on 14^th on January

Activities for tourists during International Kite festival Ahmedabad

On previous day (January 13^th night ) watch kite fighters send up bright white kites
Also look out for tukkals with strings of brightly lit lanterns afloat
Get yourself kites and accessories from local market and take part of the mega event
On January 14^th get up early before sunrise and enjoy the kites on the sky
Enjoy the local dish Undhiyu (a mixed vegetable including yam and beans), sesame seed brittle and Jalebi
Visit Kite museum at Sanskar Kendra Paldi, Ahmedabad

How to reach there

Air

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, is the airport at Ahmedabad. Flights for Indian cities such as Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Goa, Pune and Kolkata can be availed . There are flights to international destinations like Sharjah, Newark, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Singapore from Ahmedabad

Train

The city of Ahmedabad is well linked to most part of the country via an extensive rail network. A number of superfast and express trains are available for metro cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai from Ahmedabad Railway Station

Road

Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service (AMTS) and interstate bus services here link Ahmedabad with major cities in the state as well as in India. There are regular buses for Mumbai, Shirdi, Pune, Bhavnagar and Gandhinagar from Ahmedabad . Ahmedabad is connected to all major cities in India through National Highway nework

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