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Makar Sankranti Festival Jaipur (Kite Festival Jaipur)

Significance of Makar Sankranti (Kite festival) Jaipur. Rituals and Celebrations related to Makar Sankranti festival in Jaipur. Kite festival photos. Kite festival Videos, Travel, Festivals, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur, Holidays, Vacations, Hotels, Flights, Cheap Air Tickets, Car Rentals, All Inclusive Packages

kites displayed in a kite shop in jaipur. Large number of tourists purchase these kites every year during jaipur travel.

Significance of Makar Sankranti Festival Jaipur

Makar Sankranti Festival celebrated in Jaipur on 14th January.  Sun transits from Dhanu rashi (Sagittarius) to Makara rashi (Capricon) on the day of Makar Sankranti.  This transition of Sun considered as an holy phase of transition.  As per Indian astrology, Uttarayan or northward journey of Sun starts on Makar Sankranti.

 

Rituals and Celebrations related to Makar Sankranti festival (Kite Festival) of Jaipur

Jaipurites take a holy dip in Galta (pilgrimage in Jaipur) and pray to the Sun God for good health, wealth and good crop.  After holy dip, devotees offer ablution to the Sun God and donate cloths and sweets made by sesame seeds.

dont miss holy dip in galta ji jaipur during jaipur travel on makar sankranti festival (kite festival)

Other than the auspicious part of the Makar Sankranti Festival, all the Jaipurites paint the canvas of sky from the colorful kites.  Although lot of people start flying the kites in Jaipur just after Diwali Festival (Oct-Nov), but Makar Sankranti is the day when state government declares holiday in Jaipur, shopkeepers keep their shops close, banks remain close and everybody flies kites whole the day.

Many kite competitions organize during the month of January by various Kite Clubs.  State government organize "International Kite Festival" in Jaipur for three days in which kite lovers participate from the entire world.

Traditionally, Jaipurites celebrate Makar Sankranti festival with various sweet dishes made of sesame seeds i.e. Til Ke Laddu, Gajak (world famous Jaipur's Sesame Brittle), and Feeni (world famous Jaipur sweet made of "fibers" of all purpose flour).

jaipur travel and flying the kites are the synonyms for tourists if tourists are on jaipur trip during December to January

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Kite Festival (Makar Sankranti Festival) Jaipur

A man flying 200 kites in one string in Jaipur Kite Festival 2011

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