Kite-flying has been a popular pastime in India for centuries, with historians saying that it was introduced to the country by Chinese travellers. It is, however, usually a seasonal activity in India.
The kite festival began in 1989 to mark the beginning of summers, according to the Indian Calendar. Kite shapes range from footballs, dolphins, tigers, mermaids, pandas, horses to even rubik's cube.
Huddled over piles of colourful paper, Mohammad Yunus is one among thousands of workers in India's western state of Gujarat who make kites by hand that are used during a major harvest festival.
Huddled over piles of colourful paper, Mohammad Yunus is one among thousands of workers in India's western state of Gujarat who make kites by hand that are used during a major harvest festival.
“This year, the theme was 50 years of our establishment. The kites and the threads used to fly them are specially imported from India.” The history of the Ching Ming Festival, Hong Kong’s ...