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Mangalore
By Anju Narayanan
MANGALORE, JAN. 24. On Sunday evening, amidst the traditional sounds emanating from chendis (drums) at Panambur Beach, a large number of spectacular kites soared to the sky even as the over 40,000 crowd looked on in awe. Kites came in all forms and designs. While some were ethnic and familiar, some others were new to Mangalore. A ring-shaped kite that formed a beautiful colourful round form in the sky belonged to Phil, the kite enthusiast from the U.K. An aircraft shaped kite with a long tail dangling from the sky presented an enthralling sight. It belonged to Otto Vossen from the Netherlands. The traditional Brazilian fighter kite of Caesar Pussin from Chile and the attractive series of five fish kite of kite-flyers from Mumbai were among the hits of the kite festival. The Kathakali-face kite, which won Team Mangalore an entry into the Limca Book of Records, looked graceful and ethnic high above the sky, especially when it swayed in the breeze blowing from the sea. Team Mangalore's tsunami-message kite, ONGC's series of 150 kites and Bangalore man, K.V. Rao's Indian fighter series with 300 kites made impressive forms in the sky. There were 43 participants, including those from India and abroad. Joining the participants were also locals who either brought their kites or bought them from the kite-stall put up at the beach. Several children were seen trying their hands at flying kites for the first time and among them included one little boy, who looked barely five and small enough to be lifted away by the kite itself. The several food stalls put up at the beach made brisk business and many of the stall-owners were even seen scampering to restock. By the end of the day, when the show concluded with a felicitation ceremony, the roads connecting the beach to the city were choc-a-block with private vehicles and public buses.
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