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in their thousands.\u003cbr/\u003eNow in its 27th year, the International Kite Festival takes place across various cities of Gujarat.\u003cbr/\u003eHere in Ahmedabad, the sky is filled with kites of all shapes and sizes drawing inspiration from \"Angry Birds\" to Bollywood celebrities.\u003cbr/\u003eThe gentle breeze of the newborn summer is said to be ideal to lift the kites soaring up in the air.\u003cbr/\u003eChildren and adults enthusiastically pull their kite strings from dawn to dusk to see their kites go rising up.\u003cbr/\u003eMany kite enthusiasts from across the world come to Gujarat to take part in the festival, including people like Johan Van Eeckhout from Belgium.\u003cbr/\u003e\"When you are here at kite festival you could have contact with many, many countries, so relations improves very much,\" he says.\u003cbr/\u003eDilip Kapadia who has come from Mumbai to Gujarat for the festival, agrees.\u003cbr/\u003e\"These people (foreigners) who have come here they see our culture here, see our way of living, they come to our home to stay, and stay for two or four days and similarly when we go there they also don't hold back on the hospitality,\" says Kapadia.\u003cbr/\u003eVan Eeckhout is proud to be flying his kite which resembles his country's flag: \"You see that it's a Belgium flag, the tube is black because there is air inside, the air is heated by the sun, so it will fly without no wind.\"\u003cbr/\u003eThere are many other varied kites, including tribal ones and others of all shapes and sizes.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I am happy to be present here today to see the kites, this is true Gujarati festival, colourful it shows the strength of Gujarat and India,\" says Danish Ambassador to India, Freddy Svane.\u003cbr/\u003eThe festival also showcases the local cuisine and culture of Gujarat.\u003cbr/\u003eBut mostly, it's a time when kite shops pop-up everywhere and kite sales soar.\u003cbr/\u003eThe kite strings made by the locals are done in a particular way - they are extremely sharp so they can cut off a competitor's kite strings.\u003cbr/\u003eOne of the many kite sellers, Mittal Kumar Dutt says it's been a bumper year.\u003cbr/\u003e\"The sales are good. This time there are lot of new kites, in the big kites there are normal as well as the \"doubles kites\", in plastic kites also normal and double kites are available. Apart from these, Khambhati kites (special local kites), Chinese kites, Narendra Modi and Obama kites, and Bollywood kites are also there,\" he says.\u003cbr/\u003eThe festival of Uttarayan is one of the rare Indian festivals to be celebrated across all religions. \u003cbr/\u003eThough it was originally believed to be a special day on the Hindu calendar, it's also thought the idea of flying kites was a concept that arrived with Muslims from Persia. However it has now transcended all religious boundaries.  \u003cbr/\u003eThe four-day international kite festival organised by Gujarat Tourism, kicked off on 9th January in Gujarat.\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television  \u003cbr/\u003eAhmedabad, 10 January 2015\u003cbr/\u003e1. Close of person playing Shehnai (an Indian wind instrument)\u003cbr/\u003e2. Various of locals doing the garba dance (a native dance of Gujarat)\u003cbr/\u003e3. Pan from garba dancer to the kite\u003cbr/\u003e4. Shot of people with the kite\u003cbr/\u003e5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Johan Van Eeckhout, kite flyer from Belgium: \u003cbr/\u003e\"When you are here at kite festival you could have contact with many, many countries, so relations improves very much.\"\u003cbr/\u003e6. A kite of Gujarat tourism flying in the sky\u003cbr/\u003e7. Close of the person flying the kite\u003cbr/\u003e8. Wide Shot of an \"Angry Birds\" kite falling down\u003cbr/\u003e9. Mid shot of a colourful kite flying in the sky\u003cbr/\u003e10. Wide shot of a kite flyer\u003cbr/\u003e11. Mid shot of kites flying in the sky\u003cbr/\u003e12. Wide shot of crowd watching\u003cbr/\u003e13. Mid of a person struggling to control the kite\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television  \u003cbr/\u003eAhmedabad, 13 January 2015\u003cbr/\u003e14. Mid shot of a colourful pig kite \u003cbr/\u003eAP Television  \u003cbr/\u003eAhmedabad, 10 January 2015\u003cbr/\u003e15. Wide shot of a string of kites flown by a kite enthusiast, Dilip Kapadia\u003cbr/\u003e16. Wide tilt-up shot of Dilip Kapadia with the kite\u003cbr/\u003e17. SOUNDBITE: (Hindi) Dilip Kapadia, Kite flyer from Mumbai:\u003cbr/\u003e\"These people (foreigners) who have come here, they see our culture here, see our way of living, they come to our home to stay, and stay for two or four days and similarly when we go there they also don't hold back on the hospitality.\"\u003cbr/\u003e18. Medium shot of a big round kite\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television  \u003cbr/\u003eAhmedabad, 13 January 2015\u003cbr/\u003e19. Wide shot people trying to fly kites\u003cbr/\u003e20. Low angle of  the sun and kites in the sky \u003cbr/\u003e21. Low angle shot of a child flying kite \u003cbr/\u003eAP Television  \u003cbr/\u003eAhmedabad, 10 January 2015\u003cbr/\u003e22. Wide shot of a large Belgian kite\u003cbr/\u003e23. SOUNDBITE: (English) Johan Van Eeckhout, kite flyer from Belgium:\u003cbr/\u003e\"You see that it's a Belgium flag, the tube is black because there is air inside, the air is heated by the sun, so it will fly without no wind.\"\u003cbr/\u003e24. Mid shot of a tribal kite soaring in the sky\u003cbr/\u003e25. Wide of foreigners flying kites\u003cbr/\u003e26. Mid shot of a mascot of the kite festival along with the crowd\u003cbr/\u003e27. Wide shot of a big round kite\u003cbr/\u003e28. Close of a mascot lion\u003cbr/\u003e29. Shot of Freddy Svane, Danish ambassador to India at the kite festival\u003cbr/\u003e30. SOUNDBITE: (English) Freddy Svane, Ambassador of Denmark to India: \u003cbr/\u003e\"I am happy to be present here today to see the kites, this is true Gujarati festival, it's colourful it shows the strength of Gujarat and India.\"\u003cbr/\u003e31. Mid shot of mascots waving hands\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television  \u003cbr/\u003eAhmedabad, 12 January 2015\u003cbr/\u003e32. Wide shot of the food court at the kite festival\u003cbr/\u003e33. Close of a family enjoying ice cream\u003cbr/\u003e34. Wide shot of security outside the kite festival ground\u003cbr/\u003e35. Close of a kite string \u003cbr/\u003e36. Wide shot of the kite string being rolled\u003cbr/\u003e37. Close shot of a child working\u003cbr/\u003e38. Wide shot of the kite market at night\u003cbr/\u003e39. R-L pan shot of kites for sale\u003cbr/\u003e40. Mid shot of the crowd buying kites at market\u003cbr/\u003e41. Kite seller showing the \"best-seller\" kites of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u003cbr/\u003e42. SOUNDBITE: (Hindi) Mittal Kumar Dutt, Kite seller:\u003cbr/\u003e\"The sales are good. This time there are lot of new kites, in the big kites there are normal as well as the \"doubles kites\", in plastic kites also normal and double kites are available. 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