India: the battle of kites is in full swing during the festival

Like a poem written in the sky with the wind, thousands of kites fly over a lunar landscape in northwestern India every year at the end of winter. Kite flyers gather there for a seven-day festival, one of the largest in the world. In the tunes this that day finds an insect, designed and made by a Pole from Warsaw. “It’s the first time I’ve come and I find it crazy. It’s an incredible place, it’s magical”confides Marcin Michalik, kite flyer.

Kite vendors on every corner

In India, kite flying is a very popular activity. Almost all families have A. But unlike European kites, Indian kites are small and their strings are sharp. The object of the game is to go and cut your neighbour’s wire. “In India, kites are worthless, so it’s okay to shoot them down”said a woman. In the city of Ahmedabad where the festival was born, kite sellers can be found on every street corner. In this season, Vishal Naginbhai chunaraa kite seller, sells up to 300 a day.