A bunch of fancy kites at a shop in Borivli.
<img title="Kites as wall hangings at Girgaum. Pic/Ashish Raje" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2025/jan/Come-fly-with-me-b_e.jpg" alt="Kites as wall hangings at Girgaum. Pic/Ashish Raje" width="1280" height="720" />
Kites as wall hangings at Girgaum. Pic/Ashish Raje
<img title="A young girl tries her hand at flying a kite near the Dahisar River. Pic/Nimesh Dave" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2025/jan/Come-fly-with-me-c_e.jpg" alt="A young girl tries her hand at flying a kite near the Dahisar River. Pic/Nimesh Dave" width="1280" height="720" />
A young girl tries her hand at flying a kite near the Dahisar River. Pic/Nimesh Dave
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Two kids attempt to fly a kite from a cramped balcony space in a Dahisar East slum. Pic/Nimesh Dave
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The prime minister&rsquo;s image on kites in Girgaum. Pic/Ashish Raje
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A youngster flies a kite on the roof of a slum in Dahisar. Pic/Nimesh Dave
<img title="A child helps a kite flier by launching it into the air at Colaba. Pic/Atul Kamble" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2025/jan/Come-fly-with-me-h_e.jpg" alt="A child helps a kite flier by launching it into the air at Colaba. Pic/Atul Kamble" width="1280" height="720" />
A child helps a kite flier by launching it into the air at Colaba. Pic/Atul Kamble
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Children perched precariously on the roof of a shop at Girgaum trying to catch flying kites. Pic/Ashish Raje
PS: If flying kites, please be sure to follow all rules on safety of self and others.
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