Amit Shah flies kite as Gujarat celebrates Uttarayan festival - See pics

The skies teemed with kites of all colours and shapes while music and delicacies such as fafda-jalebi, undhiyu and chikki added to the fun as people gathered to celebrate the Uttarayan festival.

Ahmedabad: People gathered on rooftops, terraces and open grounds across Gujarat on Saturday to fly kites as they celebrated the Uttarayan festival with great fervour. Union minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel also joined in the festivities with their families. The skies teemed with kites of all colours and shapes while music and delicacies such as fafda-jalebi, undhiyu and chikki added to the fun. It was after a gap of two years that the festival was celebrated without the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Senior BJP leader and Union minister Amit Shah celebrated the festival with his family, friends and party leaders in Vejalpur locality of Ahmedabad. 

गांधीनगर लोकसभा के घाटलोडिया विधानसभा क्षेत्र के लोगों के साथ उत्तरायण पतंग महोत्सव मनाया।

ગાંધીનગર લોકસભાના ઘાટલોડિયા વિધાનસભા ક્ષેત્રના લોકો સાથે ઉત્તરાયણ પતંગ મહોત્સવની ઉજવણી કરી. pic.twitter.com/IJbRpsTDvb — Amit Shah (@AmitShah) January 14, 2023

आज उत्तरायण पर वेजलपुर विधानसभा में लोगों के साथ पतंग उड़ाई। उमंग और उत्साह का यह पर्व सभी के जीवन में नई ऊर्जा का संचार करे।

આજે ઉત્તરાયણના દિવસે વેજલપુર વિધાનસભાના લોકો સાથે પતંગ ઉડાવી. ઉમંગ અને ઉત્સાહનો આ તહેવાર દરેકના જીવનમાં નવી ઉર્જાનો સંચાર કરે. pic.twitter.com/u1Q7RGWE42 — Amit Shah (@AmitShah) January 14, 2023

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.

उत्तरायण के पावन पर्व पर अहमदाबाद के प्रसिद्ध भगवान जगन्नाथ मंदिर में पूजा-अर्चना की। महाप्रभु सभी पर अपनी कृपा बनाएँ रखें।
जय जगन्नाथ!

ઉત્તરાયણના શુભ અવસર પર અમદાવાદ ખાતે ભગવાન જગન્નાથ મંદિરમાં પૂજા-અર્ચના કરી.
મહાપ્રભુ સૌ પર આશીર્વાદ વરસાવે. pic.twitter.com/ENmVWckDA6 — Amit Shah (@AmitShah) January 14, 2023

"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.

"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.

While in the walled city area of Ahmedabad people gathered on rooftops, people in the western part of the city rented terraces in the Old City to celebrate the festival.

"The wind speed is excellent, and we are very happy and enjoying the day," said a reveller.

"There is not much wind, but we hope it will get better," said a man in Rajkot.