This is the treat we're in for next week. One of THE main festivals in The State of Gujarat, the International kite flying festival. Kites do battle all over the skies of Vadodara and the last kite flying is the winner! The idea is to have your kite string so strong and some are coated in crushed glass to cut the opponents kite strings. It's 'cut throat' stuff....literally. Scooters and motorbikes are all wearing protective wires so kite stings glide over their heads so as not to decapitate. There has been many fatalities in previous years of people riding motorbikes during this time. Guess coming across a fallen kite string covered in glass wouldn't be a good thing riding your motorbike at 60km.
We've been invited to a gathering that day at 4pm. When it gets dark, lit lanterns consume the day for hours to celebrate the kite festival.
Huge barrel kites being made on the street and will be for sale.
The wire attachments for motorbikes & scooters so the riders are not decapitated by glass coated kite strings.
Hi Merryn and Bruce, wow, how exciting for you both, sounds like you two are going to have an amazing adventure. Can see now that Melissa is looking forward to this journey too. I am envious! Enjoy, take care and stay safe, look forward to hearing many more stories.
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Merryn
9/1/2015 08:22:02 am
Hi Noelene, great to see you're reading my blog. You'll have to show Shirl & the others. Hope you are well! We're enjoying ourselves so far and have been diving right in (think you'd go mad if you didn't just jump right in.)
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Hi guy's, please take lots of photo's while watching the kite festival. I would love to see this festival. Totally enjoying your stories. love Jay