Glimpses from the International Kite Festival in Ahmedabad, the Jeevan Kite and River Festival in Guwahati and preparations for Makar Sankranti in Nagpur.
Ahmedabad
IMAGE: A variety of kites in the Ahmedabad sky. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: Have you seen a peacock flying like that? Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters
IMAGE: Look! A cheetah in the sky. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters
IMAGE: An alien kite flutters over Ahmedabad. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: A man tries to lift a quirky doughnut shaped kite. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: More colourful doughnut shaped kites. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters
IMAGE: A boy drags hard to give flight to his football shaped kite. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: Enthusiasts prepare to fly a kite. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters
IMAGE: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel flies a kite at the International Kite Festival organised on the Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: A close-up of Bhupendrabhai's kite. Photograph: ANI Photo
Guwahati
IMAGE: Flying kites on the bank of the Brahmaputra in Guwahati. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: Girls fly kites during the Jeevan Kite and River Festival in Guwahati. Photograph: ANI Photo
Nagpur
IMAGE: Kites with images of Narendra Modi and Yogi Adityanath for sale in Nagpur. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: More colourful kites for sale. Photograph: ANI Photo
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com