Newskarnataka – Mangalore

Mangalore: Team Mangalore the city based hobby group of kite flyers has been officially invited to the 34th Satun International Kite Festival to be held from 27th February, 2014 to 3rd March, 2014 at City of Satun at Thailand.

This unique Kite Festival is being organized for the past 33 years and this will be Team Mangalore’s maiden entry to the festival. It will showcase some of the best kites flown by flyers of international fame around the world. Team Mangalore (India) a regular in International kite flying scene will be taking part in this prestigious event. A team of 3 members, Sarvesh Rao, Vasanth Sanil and Pran Hegde will participate in this mega event.

Kites of all shapes and sizes will be on display including some massive character and theme based kites. It would be an annual gathering of all the kite lovers in the Middle East. The Kite Festival will have workshops where people can learn everything from making kites to flying them.

The team is going to showcase their variety of kites which include Kathakkali, the largest kite in India and also various other kites such as Garuda, Delta Devil, Yakshagaana, Durga, Bharath Natyam, Gajaraja, Owl, Pushpaka Vimana, Bird, etc.
Now the team is all set to fly to Satun to showcase cultural heritage of India at Thailand.