Don’t miss to watch the night sky in Mysore this month end as kites fitted with LED lights are expected to be flown as a new attraction this Dasara.
The flying of LED-lit kites will be on one of the days of the Dasara Kite Festival, which has been scheduled between September 30 and October 2.
Night flyingNight kite-flying has been planned to popularise kite-flying which is on the wane with the younger generation.
Dasara Deputy Special Officer S. Palaiah told The Hindu that there are kite-flying groups in Bangalore and Gujarat which have mastered the art of designing kites laced with LED lights and will fly them in the night during kite festivals as an added attraction.
“I have told the officers in-charge of the kite festival to get in touch with the kite flyers and find out whether they can fly these kites during this Dasara,” he said.
Mr. Palaiah said the kite-flying competition will be held on the Lalitha Mahal Helipad grounds.
There are plans to hold a workshop for children on kite flying at the Oval Grounds, he said. Experts in kite flying would be invited to impart techniques on the art of flying kites to the children.
The ompetition was introduced during Dasara to revive the practice of kite-flying, which is on the decline in urban areas, though the hobby was prevailed in the rural pockets. Kites of various colours and shapes will fly high in the backdrop of the Chamundi Hills and Lalitha Mahal Palace during the Dasara kite festival here this month.
Like last year, the organisers are hoping to bring well-known kite flyers from the State and other States to lend colour to the event.
