Portal:Indonesia/POTW/45, 2007

The Bali Kite Festival is an annual international kite festival held in Padang Galak area of Sanur Beach on Bali island. The festival starts with giant traditional 4-by-10 meters wide of kites flown by a team coming from villages (banjar) of Denpasar. The event is a religious festivity symbolizing a message to Balinese Hindu gods to ask for abundant crops and good harvest. The festivity becomes a popular touristic event.

Photo credit: Rarioj.