{"id":6998,"date":"2018-01-22T07:25:47","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T07:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/?p=6998"},"modified":"2018-01-22T07:25:47","modified_gmt":"2018-01-22T07:25:47","slug":"uttarayan-and-the-kite-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/uttarayan-and-the-kite-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Uttarayan and the Kite Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

Indians are celebrating a festival \u0924\u094d\u092f\u094c\u0939\u093e\u0930 <\/span><\/strong>(tyauhaar)\u00a0<\/i>pretty much every month in the year. January is the the time of the harvest festival Pongal in South India. In Maharashtra and parts of Western India, the same day heralds Makar Sankranti \u092e\u0915\u0930 \u0938\u0902\u0915\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0902\u0924\u0940<\/span><\/strong>,\u00a0while different parts of North India welcomes this festival as Lohri \u0932\u094b\u095c\u0940<\/span><\/strong> and Baisakhi \u092c\u0948\u0938\u093e\u0916\u0940<\/span><\/strong>, among other harvest celebrations.<\/p>\n

In Gujarat\u00a0\u092e\u0915\u0930 \u0938\u0902\u0915\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0902\u0924\u0940<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0is also the time when Uttarayan \u0909\u0924\u094d\u0924\u0930\u093e\u092f\u0923<\/span><\/strong> is celebrated. This observance marks the passing of winter \u0938\u0930\u094d\u0926\u0940<\/span><\/strong> (sardi<\/i>) and heralds summer \u0917\u0930\u094d\u092e\u0940<\/span><\/strong> (garmi<\/i>). Kite \u092a\u0924\u0902\u0917 <\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>(patang)\u00a0<\/i>flying is the most-awaited and noted festivity during \u0909\u0924\u094d\u0924\u0930\u093e\u092f\u0923<\/span><\/strong> that grips Gujarat leading up to the 14th of January every year. [It is important to note here that kite festivals are popular and eagerly awaited around the country, and it is common to see the January skies dotted with kites in more than one town across India.]<\/div>\n
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Kites (Image by Meena Kadri on Flickr.com)<\/p><\/div>\n

Basic Anatomy of an Indian Kite<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u092a\u0924\u0902\u0917 <\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>(patang) =\u00a0<\/i>kite<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u092e\u093e\u0902\u091d\u093e<\/span><\/strong> (maanjha) =\u00a0<\/i>thread\/string connects the kite to the spool<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u092b\u093f\u0930\u0915\u0940<\/span><\/strong> (f<\/em>irki) =\u00a0<\/i>the spool that holds enough string for the kite to fly high<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Preparing the manjha (string) for kites. [Image by Prabuddha Jain on Flickr.com]<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

\u00a0In order to heighten the competitive edge, the \u092e\u093e\u0902\u091d\u093e<\/span><\/strong> is often coated with paste mixed with powdered glass, that enables the enemy\/competing kite to be smoothly sliced out of the way. This has proven to be dangerous and in some cases even fatal, hence extreme caution has been advised in this aspect of the competition.You can read more about the\u00a0Anatomy of an Indian Kite<\/a><\/u>\u00a0in this blog by Akshay Mahajan.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Spool or firki. [Image by Meena Kadri on Flickr.com]<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

For more on kite festivals in India, check out some nicely illustrated blogs\/articles here:<\/strong><\/div>\n
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1.\u00a0Makar Sankranti or Uttarayan: The Kite-Flying Festival in India by Sandeepa Chetan<\/a><\/div>\n
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2.\u00a0Uttarayan, the Kite Festival of Gujarat<\/a>\u00a0published on ThoughtCo.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Indians are celebrating a festival (tyauhaar)\u00a0pretty much every month in the year. January is the the time of the harvest festival Pongal in South India. In Maharashtra and parts of Western India, the same day heralds Makar Sankranti ,\u00a0while different parts of North India welcomes this festival as Lohri and Baisakhi , among other harvest…<\/p>\n

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