Uttarayan (Makar Sankranti — Rajasthan and Gujarat)

Uttarayan — Kite Festival (Gujarat-Rajasthan)

Single-day festival

Confidence

Probable

While Makar Sankranti is pan-Hindu, Gujarat and Rajasthan have a unique tradition of competitive kite flying (patang bazi) throughout the day. Ahmedabad's International Kite Festival draws participants from 40 countries. Til-gul (sesame-jaggery sweets) exchanged with the saying til gul ghya ani god god bola (take sesame-jaggery and speak sweetly). Also called Uttarayan in Gujarat.

Names

  • eng / LatnUttarayan — Kite Festival (Gujarat-Rajasthan)
  • hin / Devaउत्तरायण (पतंगबाजी उत्सव)
  • tam / Tamlஉத்தராயண பட்டம் விடும் விழா
  • tel / Teluఉత్తరాయణ గాలిపటాల పండుగ
  • kan / Kndaಉತ್ತರಾಯಣ ಗಾಳಿಪಟ ಹಬ್ಬ
  • mal / Mlymഉത്തരായണ പട്ടം പറത്തൽ

Observed at 60 temples