Kite rangoli for Sankranti: kite sky, sun and kites, spool and sugarcane

Kite rangoli for the doorstep at Makar Sankranti and Uttarayan, the kite-flying festival drawn in Gujarat, Maharashtra and the Telugu states. The three designs are a sky of diamond kites on curving strings, a sun ringed by small kites, and a striped kite with a thread spool and sugarcane. Each comes in coloured powder, in flower petals and in dot work. A different subject, such as pigeons, can be typed in as a request.

• a doorstep design for Sankranti morning
• a school or society Sankranti display
• a Uttarayan kite-day floor
• a festival card or print

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Sankranti and Uttarayan?

Makar Sankranti is the January harvest festival. Uttarayan is the name Gujaratis use for the kite-flying day of the same festival.

Can I ask for a tricolour kite?

Yes. Type the subject you want. The nine pictures here are the nine shown, and a new subject is a request, not a promised result.

What are the three finishes?

Coloured powder gives crisp flat fills, flower petals are laid by hand, and dot work is built from rows of small coloured dots on a dark floor.

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