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The kite festival being organized in Munambam beach from January 22 to 24 is attracting lots of curious onlookers. Organised by the Rotary Club of Cochin Lords, in association with the DTPC, this colorful festival has  become a crowd puller as the participation in the event is open to all. Kite flying has been in existence for over 25 centuries and kite festival is a popular sport and a cultural event in many  Indian cities like Gujarat and Rajasthan. Nonetheless in Kerala, kite flying has largely been confined to the villages and as a vacation activity of the kids all these years.

Kerala Kite Festival will be held from 10 am to 6 pm and the event has attracted many participants from all over the country including flyers from Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Mangalore and Jaipur. This year, I could see some exceptionally big kites in innovative designs like elephants, frog , and Kathakali figurines  to paint the skies in a riot of colors.  The cultural events at night including rock shows, songs, dance and stage performances attracted more crowd and the fun started building up at sundown.

This spectacular aerial display of colorful kites allow the new generation to know the history and the importance of kites in Indian culture.  This event is dedicated to the noble cause of  ‘End Polio Now’, which  is a global Rotary initiative to eradicate polio from the face of the earth. A food court being set up at the venue is also recording  a huge turnout. The festival officials is expecting  around 25,000 people to visit Munambam beach during this time. The otherwise sleepy coast of Munambam is brimming with fun and frolic thanks to the kite festival, which will hopefully enhance the tourism prospects of this beach in the coming days.