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Shot in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Every year in January, in the days leading up to the festival of Uttarayan, the skies of Ahmedabad are filled with the merry cries of the kite-fliers chasing and cutting each other’s kites. The least celebrated, yet a crucial part of this are the manjha-makers, who make the kite string by coating it with ground glass with their bare hands. The lack of private workspaces has forced the string-maker onto the streets.
This picture captures the day and night-long toil of the thread-maker as he tirelessly plies his craft in a corner against the daily traffic of the city.
Shot in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Every year in January, in the days leading up to the festival of Uttarayan, the skies of Ahmedabad are filled with the merry cries of the kite-fliers chasing and cutting each other’s kites. The least celebrated, yet a crucial part of this are the manjha-makers, who make the kite string by coating it with ground glass with their bare hands. The lack of private workspaces has forced the string-maker onto the streets.
This picture captures the day and night-long toil of the thread-maker as he tirelessly plies his craft in a corner against the daily traffic of the city.
EXPLORED: Dec 8, 2008
The heritage walk... starting from the Kalupur Swaminarayan Temple and ending at Jama Masjid was quite an eye-opener (in fact the walk is popularly referred to as 'Mandir se masjid tak'...!).
The walk takes you through the Pols, integral parts of old Ahmedabad, which are residential units dating back to 17th century with intricately carved facades, which line the streets. These quaint honeycomb-like community dwellings used to be inhabited by members of the same extended family or those practicing the same trade.
The walk is like a breath of harmony... it takes you through a Jain area, Hindu area, the market place and then culminates in a Muslim area!!!
Life tends to get a little tangled at times. Most of the time it's in your head and to use the cliche the things holding you back might just be the ones keeping you flying
Manja (or manjha) is the abrasive string used for fighter kites in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan. It is gummed, coloured and coated with powdered glass. In Brazil, the mix of glue and powdered glass is called "cerol". In Chile, the sharp thread is called "hilo curado" (fixed or drunk, thread).
........Wikipedia
January 14th in Ahmedabad; just a few kites from an estimated 10million flown that day...just in Ahmedabad.
More photos and text in my photobook:
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EXPLORED: Jan 13, 2009
Makar Sankrant celebrated on January 14 is the period when the winter recedes, paving the way for the summer, and is celebrated in almost all parts of the country in myriad forms, with great devotion, fervor & gaiety.
In Gujarat, this day is traditionally famous for the display of kite flying skills...!
January 15th...the day after the big day but the kite fighting continued.
www.bobbooks.co.uk/bookshop/uttarayanan-indian-festival-p...
I have noticed that this photo has been hijacked and used for three different articles published on the wibbly wobbly web. No-one asked for permission and so I have been unable to warn them of the the irremovable curse involving the eight headed vipers that strike on the night of the seven maidens. One of them is here....nice article...but.... Anyway, as I said, the curse is irremovable and I don't have the special powers. www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/love-at-first-kite/
In the old city of Vadodara, Gujarat; a 16 year old with perfect English and her shy 19 year old sister
This is an older photograph from a few years ago when I had a Sony RX100 at the time. I absolutely loved the camera! I think that camera, for its compactness, had a lot of power packed into it. I was out for a ride about 190km outside the city and found a couple of kids just gearing up to launch their kite aka “Patang”, one holding up the kite against the wind and the other getting into position with the bundle of abrasive kite string aka “Manjha”. As I parked my bike I could feel the wind building up (the geography was a wide open plateau types) and saw that they had successfully launched their Patang into the air. Made a quick 10 minute photo session out of that pit stop, and continued on my journey. I hope to bump into the two kids Sahil and Riyaz again someday.
Each year a special event called makar sankranti takes place to mark the movement of the sun into the belt capricorn. The state of Gurjarat and some surrounding areas celebrate this by flying and fighting kites called patang. The string they use to tether the patang is called manjha and coated with glass and dye, this is what their hands look like by the end of the day.
Each year a special event called makar sankranti takes place to mark the movement of the sun into the belt capricorn. The state of Gurjarat and some surrounding areas celebrate this by flying and fighting kites called patang. The string they use to tether the patang is called manjha and coated with glass and dye, this is what their hands look like by the end of the day.
Each year a special event called makar sankranti takes place to mark the movement of the sun into the belt capricorn. The state of Gurjarat and some surrounding areas celebrate this by flying and fighting kites called patang. The string they use to tether the patang is called manjha and coated with glass and dye, this is what their hands look like by the end of the day.
Each year a special event called makar sankranti takes place to mark the movement of the sun into the belt capricorn. The state of Gurjarat and some surrounding areas celebrate this by flying and fighting kites called patang. The string they use to tether the patang is called manjha and coated with glass and dye, this is what their hands look like by the end of the day.
Manja (or manjha) is the abrasive string used for fighter kites in India. The string is gummed, coloured and coated with powdered glass.
I have tried to show the process of manja making with my pictures.
My tribute to dying art form.
The kite is flown with a string called 'Dor' and in front portion (200-300 ft. next to the kite), the weapon used is Manjha. Patang Baazi involves trying to cut the string of each other's kites. The quality of Manjha is important in this contest. Both the 'Dor' and 'Manjha' are stored on a wood and bamboo spool called 'Hujka'.
Patang Baazi (kite flying) is a cultural sport in India, specifically in North and North-West regions of the country. Kites are flown throughout the year, specially during Basant Panchami, Raksha Bandhan and Makar Sankranti. In Delhi kites are flown on the Independence Day.
The manjha maker has been making the ground glass cutting line used in kite fighting. Red so as not to show the spilt blood. I was taking a photo when I thought it was raining. In India? My nice new Voigtlander lens was coated in gluey ground glass!
Each year a special event called makar sankranti takes place to mark the movement of the sun into the belt capricorn. The state of Gurjarat and some surrounding areas celebrate this by flying and fighting kites called patang. The string they use to tether the patang is called manjha and coated with glass and dye, this is what their hands look like by the end of the day.
During the season, Patang Baazi (kite flying) can cost a lot of money on kites, 'Dor' and 'Manjha'. Manjha is the lethal weapon used to win the contest. It is made of a thin cotton thread, coated with a paste made of glue and finely powdered glass. People use medical tapes to cover their fingers as the sharp Manjha can cut their fingers while flying kites.
Patang Baazi (kite flying) is a cultural sport in India, specifically in North and North-West regions of the country. Kites are flown throughout the year but specially during Basant Panchami, Raksha Bandhan and Makar Sankranti. In Delhi kites are flown on the Independence Day.
manjha is glass impregnated kite flying line, It is quite stiff and when I touched it, I could easily feel the glassy grit.
Used for Kite Fighting. The object to cut the line of your opponents kite, in flight.
World Kite Museum, Long Beach Washington
Each year a special event called makar sankranti takes place to mark the movement of the sun into the belt capricorn. The state of Gurjarat and some surrounding areas celebrate this by flying and fighting kites called patang. The string they use to tether the patang is called manjha and coated with glass and dye, this is what their hands look like by the end of the day.
... prelude to the kite-flying festival in Ahmedabad! A vibrant city with an unmatched zest for life!!
© Urvish Joshi Photography 2005-'11
Photography and Post-Production: Urvish Joshi
Twitter: twitter.com/#!/Cacofuny
The image is copyright protected and any unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. Contact - doc.urvish@gmail.com if interested in the image.
Each year a special event called makar sankranti takes place to mark the movement of the sun into the belt capricorn. The state of Gurjarat and some surrounding areas celebrate this by flying and fighting kites called patang. The string they use to tether the patang is called manjha and coated with glass and dye, this is what their hands look like by the end of the day.
Applying the ground glass paste to the cotton line. It makes a kite lethal flying line jut right for slicing other kites out of the sky.
Shot in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Every year in January, in the days leading up to the festival of Uttarayan, the skies of Ahmedabad are filled with the merry cries of the kite-fliers chasing and cutting each other’s kites. The least celebrated, yet a crucial part of this are the manjha-makers, who make the kite string by coating it with ground glass with their bare hands. The lack of private workspaces has forced the string-maker onto the streets.
This picture captures the day and night-long toil of the thread-maker as he tirelessly plies his craft in a corner against the daily traffic of the city.
'Manjha', an abrasive coat of crushed glass bulbs, rice paste and colour is applied to the flying line of kites to aid in cutting strings of other kites....
© Urvish Joshi Photography 2005-'11
Photography and Post-Production: Urvish Joshi
Twitter: twitter.com/#!/Cacofuny
The image is copyright protected and any unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. Contact - doc.urvish@gmail.com if interested in the image.
Each year a special event called makar sankranti takes place to mark the movement of the sun into the belt capricorn. The state of Gurjarat and some surrounding areas celebrate this by flying and fighting kites called patang. The string they use to tether the patang is called manjha and coated with glass and dye, this is what their hands look like by the end of the day.
© Urvish Joshi Photography 2005-'11
Photography and Post-Production: Urvish Joshi
Twitter: twitter.com/#!/Cacofuny
The image is copyright protected and any unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. Contact - doc.urvish@gmail.com if interested in the image.
Each year a special event called makar sankranti takes place to mark the movement of the sun into the belt capricorn. The state of Gurjarat and some surrounding areas celebrate this by flying and fighting kites called patang. The string they use to tether the patang is called manjha and coated with glass and dye, this is what their hands look like by the end of the day.