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Using points from the lesson, give the details of the following in a short paragraph. The kite Bazar of Ahmedabad.

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Using points from the lesson, give the details of the following in a short paragraph.

The kite Bazar of Ahmedabad.

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During the Kite Festival at Ahmedabad, the Patang or Kite Bazar, in the heart of Ahmedabad, is open 24 hours a day for a whole week. People crowd the streets and buy their stocks, haggling through the night. Skilled craftsmen demonstrate age-old kite-making skills and how to prepare special thread covered with a mixture of glue and ground glass. 

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Chapter 3.2: The Kite Festival - English workshop [Page 64]

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