Kite enthusiasts fly kites in Patna to celebrate Makar Sankranti

It is Makar Sankranti and, on this occasion, kite enthusiasts from Patna assembled at the 62-acre venue of Gandhi Maidan for the festival. There were many middle-aged men, full of enthusiasm, who flew the kites while their families turned into supporters and spectators. Many of them had arrived in their cars, loaded with kites, manjha or thread sharpened with a concoction of powdered glass mixed in glue.
This has been reported in telegraphindia.com dated 15 January 2016.

The organizers had invited a team of three expert kite-fliers from Gujarat in order to introduce newbies to the colorful world of kites. Accordingly, the Vibrant Kite Club from Ahmadabad had brought with them 23 kites - right from plain ones to inflatable ones - of made of synthetic cloth.
The biggest one was designed as a komodo dragon and it was nearly 60ft long. Others were in shapes of the cobra, fish, Sponge Bob, tiger and other animals. Principles of aerodynamics are employed while making these kites and their costs span from a few thousand rupees to Rs 2 lakh.
Makar Sankranti is a big festival of Gijaratis but, the Gujarati team did not exhibit their costlier kites because the local fliers constantly maneuvered their kites to attack and cut them.

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