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Lasubon Kite Festival

Lasubon Kite Festival

Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Kite flying is no less an adventurous deed that draws huge applause from the people of all ages and classes. Lasuban, the name of a tiny place in the north eastern city of Shillong strikes the attention of the foreign and domestic tourists when many kites find place to flutter in the sky in the festival. Buoyed by the gentle breeze in the month of January, people throng in thousands at the Golf Course to catch a glimpse of the beautiful competition organized by the tourism department where all eyes fix on the blue sky which turns into a war zone of kite fliers much to the delights of the kids who keep gazing at the kite fighting. According to the interesting kite laws, everybody is allowed to chase a kite if it is cut in the middle of the race. Nobody can claim a cut kite. Thus the utter chaotic situation leads to no less fun when kites of various shapes and sizes are allowed to join the race above the lush green Golf Course in the afternoon.

The kite flyers from many parts of the north eastern states make it an occasion to display their craftsmanship in kites flying pulling huge crowd. The major attraction is train kites where over one hundreds are allowed to flutter on a same string in the sky. Behind the show is Mumbai based Golden Kite Club. The Club has eagle, bat and owl kite much to the utter surprise of the revellers. The 110 feet train kite is a result of two month long huge effort and perseverance. Beside promoting tourism, the festival makes the elders no less nostalgic.

Venue: Shillong Golf Course

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