Monday 16 January 2012

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Kite Festival, India

Snaps from the Kite Festival, India. Kites are flown in many parts of India during Makar Sakranti, a festival that marks the transition of winter to spring...

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Indians fly kites during Uttarayan, or Makar Sankranti festival, in Ahmadabad, India, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. In Gujarat state, Uttarayan is a holiday when every family pitch themselves at rooftops to fly kites from dawn to dusk. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)


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Foreign tourists watch Kites flying from a building in Ahmadabad, India, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)


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An Indian man stands close to a kite in the shape of Hindu monkey God Hanuman, Jan. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)


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Morelle Laetitia from France flies a kite in the shape of Hindu monkey God Hanuman, during Makar Sankranti festival in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)


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Ahmedabad: A physically challenged person enjoys kite flying on the eve of Makar Sankranti festival in Ahmedabad on Friday.


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An Indian man prepares kite strings ahead of the kite festival in Ahmedabad, India, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)


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Indian women carry kites ahead of the kite festival locally called as Uttarayan or Makar Sakranti, in Ahmedabad, India, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)


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An Indian man reacts to the camera as he carries kites ahead of the kite festival locally called as Uttarayan or Makar Sakranti, in Ahmedabad, India, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)


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Amritsar: School children and teachers flying kites on the eve of Lohri festival in Amritsar on Thursday. PTI Photo by Deepak Sharma


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A giant puppet stands as kites fly during the International Kite Festival in Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012. More than a hundred Indian and foreign kite flyers participated in the five day long International kite festival that began Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)


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Indian schoolchildren perform yoga during a rehearsal for the inaugural ceremony of the International Kite Festival in Ahmadabad, India, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)


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Ahmedabad: An Indian enthusiast flying his tri-coloured kites during the 22nd International Kite Festival in Ahmadabad on Tuesday.


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Ahmedabad: Kites in various shapes flying in the sky during the 22nd International Kite Festival in Ahmadabad on Tuesday. PTI Photo


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Ahmedabad: Enthusiasts flying their kites during the 22nd International Kite Festival in Ahmadabad on Tuesday.


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Ahmedabad: A participant with his kite during the practice session of the International Kite Festival (IKF) in Ahmedabad on Sunday.


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Mumbai: Children admire kites with pictures of celebrities during press preview of the 22nd International Kite Festival (IKF) in Mumbai on Saturday.


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New Delhi: A kite in the shape of 'Spider Man' flies with other specially designed kites during a press preview for the 22nd International Kite Festival (IKF) in New Delhi on Saturday. PTI Photo by Atul Yadav


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Mumbai: A foreign participant flies her kite during press preview of the 22nd International Kite Festival (IKF) in Mumbai on Saturday.


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Ahmedabad: Birds fly around a kite resembling them during the 22nd International Kite Festival in Ahmadabad on Tuesday. PTI Photo


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An Indian boy flies a kite during Makar Sankranti festival in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

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