Rookies are advised to pick a standard diamond-shaped kite with one line to ease themselves into the activity. The fancy kites, though they look good, are difficult to navigate if you are a novice.

A bunch of fancy kites at a shop in Borivli. Kites as wall hangings at Girgaum. Pic/Ashish Raje A young girl tries her hand at flying a kite near the Dahisar River.