The Patang Bazaar (kite market) is situated in the heart of Ahmedabad. The night before the kite festival, Ahmedabad turns into a frenzy of buying and selling kites, with amazingly numerous bulk purchases. Estimates are over a million kites sold and flown during festival week.
Though out the market one can observe manjha (colorful glass powdered paste) being applied to kite string, allowing the Indian fighter kite to cut their opponents string effortlessly. Manjha can be seen applied by hand or by a mechanized application with a bicycle-wheel contraption.