Kite Festival Jaipur Significance of Makar Sankranti Festival Jaipur

The world famous city Jaipur, popularly known as Pink City. Makar Sankranti Festival celebrated in Jaipur on 14th January 2016. On this day take a holy dip in Zaltaji, an important pilgrimage in Jaipur. They pray to sun god to bless them with good health, wealth and good crop. On this ccasion, the pink city turns all colorful with the beautiful kites in the sky. As per Indian astrology, Uttarayan or northward journey of Sun starts on Makar Sankranti. Traditionally, Jaipurites celebrate Makar Sankranti festival with various sweet dishes made of sesame seeds i.e. Til Ke Laddu, Gajak and Feeni etc. Makar Sankranti is a government holiday in Jaipur, Shopkeepers keep their shops shut, banks remain closed and everybody gets engrossed in kite flying on this day. State government even organises "International Kite Festival" in Jaipur for a stretch of three days wherein kite lovers from all over the world come and participate.

The Kite Festival is an annual event that the whole of Rajasthan get’s pretty excited about and nowhere is it bigger than in the city of Jaipur. The main event takes place at Chaugan Stadium in the center of the old city. Hundreds of people gather to fly their kites on the grassy lawn. The kites-with-lights flown add to the fancy of the festival. If you like kite flying, this is the festival for you. How about visiting Jaipur during this festival? Know more about this festival before you catch up with the delight of this festival in Jaipur.

This festival is dedicated as the day of kites. Every year, this day is celebrated by flying kites high in air. The families on this day visit their relatives and celebrate the joyous evening together. This day promise one thing, i.e. the flying kite competition in air. The whole sky is reported with colorful kites in air in competition with each other.

People often don't notice that kites and their manjas injure, maim and kill thousands of birds every year, which are then left in that pitiable condition. Various activist groups working for animal rights and their welfare have started a campaign to protect birds that are injured during the kite festival, treatment and rehabilitation for these birds during this festive season.

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