HYDERABAD: The celebration of Sankranti is marked by colourful kites, gathering of family and friends on the terrace, enjoying food and beverages, and illumination by halogen lights. It was no different in several parts of the city this year. In fact, some families partied right up to Friday morning, thanks to the long weekend.
Some of the areas that are gaining in popularity for night flying of kits with lights atop buildings are Ghansi Bazaar, Begum Bazaar, Gollakidki, Gowlipura, Dhoolpet, Esamia Bazaar and Doodhbowli. LED-day lights, power cans, sharp-lights, whose light beam stretches up to 1,000 metres were in use.
Almost 200 houses had these facilities and the costs were shared by the residents.
Kattam Prasanna Kumar of Gandhi Lane, Gollakidki, said, “We had a large gathering of relatives and friends, who enjoyed specially prepared food and sipping beverages while flying kites, which continued till the early hours of Friday. Lighting up terraces has become a…