Makar Sankranti 2022: Kite Sellers in Hyderabad

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Parents are purchasing extra kites to restrict their children from going out of the house amid the threat of COVID, said a shopkeepe

A day before Makar Sankranti, shops in Dhoolpet were decorated with different colours of kites, manjha and lanterns that will be floated in the sky at night. (Photo: ANI)

Hyderabad: Despite a massive surge in COVID-19 cases, kite vendors in Hyderabad are hopeful of doing good business this year by selling their colourful kites that have hit the markets ahead of the Makar Sankranti festival on Friday (January 14). A day before Makar Sankranti, shops in Dhoolpet were decorated with different colours of kites, manjha and lanterns that will be floated in the sky at night.Also Read - Makar Sankranti 2022: Celebrate The Festival With These Almond Based Recipes
A shopkeeper said that they are positive about doing a good business, though the prices of kites have increased due to the increase in raw material. However, the people in large numbers are still coming to buy the kites. Also Read - Makar Sankranti 2022: Haridwar, Rishikesh Put Complete Ban On Holy Dips In Ganga. Check Curbs Here

Parents are purchasing extra kites to restrict their children from going out of the house amid the threat of COVID, said another shopkeeper. Also Read - Odisha Bans Makar Sankranti, Pongal Celebrations Amid COVID Cases Spike | Check Fresh Guidelines

Anil Singh, a kite manufacturer in Dhoolpet said, “The kites here are very famous, not only kite but Ganesh idols, Rakhis are very famous. Gujarat kites made of plastic paper are exported from Gujrat and Pune. Here in Hyderabad only paper kites are made, this time the cost of paper and sticks used in making kites is very high, that’s why the kite prices are also high. The kites made here are of best in quality and best designs are printed on it.”
He said that people from other states also come here to buy the kites in Hyderabad’s Dhoolpet.

“The manjha is also very famous here and since the government had advised banning the Chinese manjha and we are also cooperating to that as birds get ****ed due manjha. The manjha is made of thread and we are selling it,” said Singh.
Singh further the stick used in the making of kite comes from Indore and as the transport has increased the cost of kites are also increased.

Kanhaiya Singh, a shopkeeper in the Dhoolpet area in Hyderabad, said, “Sankranthi is a seasonal festival and the kite that we are selling is made in Dhoolpet. The difference between Jaipur and Dhoolpet kites is that the kites made here has a thread and do not get torn easily and Jaipur kites are ruff and tuff. A Jaipur pound kite is 150 for dozen and a Dhoolpet kite is 180 for dozen and every year there is a shortage of Dhoolpet kites. Every year nearly 20 new kite shops are opened.”
He further said that because of Omicron the sales are high as everyone is at home and to restrict their children to the home, parents are buying extra kites.

Omprakash Namdev, a native of Madhya Pradesh said that he had come here to buy kites and they will celebrate the festival in Hyderabad with pomp and splendour. “The best kites in Hyderabad are made here in Dhoolpet, so we buy kites from here. The Prices are medium not so high,” he added.

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