Mangalore, Oct 8: Team Mangalore, city based hobby group of kite flyers has been officially invited to the Hong Kong International Kite Festival to be held on October 13 and 14, 2013 at Waterfront Park, Cyberfort, Hong Kong.
This Kite Festival is being organised for the First time in Hong Kong organised by Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation and Southern District Council of Hong Kong.
According to a press release, only three countries have been invited to this maiden festival and Team Mangalore has found its place in the event as Representatives from India. The festival will showcase some of the best kites flown by flyers of international fame from China and Japan along with Team Mangalore.
Team Mangalore (India) a regular in International kite flying scene will be taking part in this prestigious event. A team of four members-Prashant Upadhyaya(MRPL), Subhash Pai (MRPL) , Dinesh Holla and Shashank Shetty-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 a great gathering of all the kite lovers in Hong Kong. The Kite Festival will have workshops where people can learn everything from making kites to flying them.
Earlier, Team Mangalore had participated in various International Kite Festivals held at Canada, UK, France, Thailand, Korea, Dubai, Qatar, Sri Lanka and Italy. Its new creation'Garuda' got accolades from the people of France and Italy.
Earlier, the team had won first place in the unique design category at Udaipur International Kite Festival for its kite'Pushpaka Vimana'
It may be recalled that the team had participated in the maiden Kite festival at Dharwad this year and was the only team filled the sky with kites.
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 Yakshagaana, Durga, Charlie, Owl, Gajaraja, Pushpaka Vimana, Bird, Bea Eater, Bat Series, Bharthnatyam, Volcano etc. along with its new creations'Garuda', “Devil Delta' and'Butterfly'.
Now the team is all set to fly to Hong Kong to showcase cultural heritage of India at Waterfront Park, Hong Kong.
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