On Saturday, people gathered on rooftops, terraces, and open grounds across Gujarat to fly kites in celebration of the Uttarayan festival. Union Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel were also present with their families.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Shah, CM Patel and Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat greeted people on the occasion. “Best wishes to all of you. May this festival of kites bring joy, excitement and enthusiasm in our lives, wish all of you stay healthy,” Modi said in his message in Gujarati on his Twitter handle.
Union minister Amit Shah celebrated the festival with his family, friends and party leaders in Vejalpur locality of Ahmedabad. He began the day by offering prayers at the Jagannath temple here with his family members. Later, he and his wife visited a residential society in Vejalpur where they flew kites on the terrace of a building with local BJP leaders and supporters by their side.
“Best wishes to everyone on the auspicious festival of Uttarayan. May Lord Surya Narayan bring happiness, peace and prosperity in everyone’s life,” Shah tweeted.
Chief Minister Patel visited Dariyapur locality and met his old friends and BJP workers. He also flew kites from the roof of a building there.
Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi celebrated the festival by flying kites in his hometown Surat with his family members and friends.
Kites of all colours and shapes filled the skies, while music and delicacies like fafda-jalebi, undhiyu, and chikki added to the fun. After a two-year hiatus, the festival was held without the cloud of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the festivities were marred by several incidents in which people were injured by sharp kite strings or fell from great heights while flying kites.
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