Jammu Kite Festival marks 'Azadi ka Amrut Mahostav', 75th Independence Day
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Jammu Kite Festival marks 'Azadi ka Amrut Mahostav', 75th Independence Day

Hindustan Times  

Colourful kites of different shapes and sizes dotted the skyline of Jammu and Samba in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday as scores of people participated in kite festivals in the two districts. Jammu Kite Festival marks 'Azadi ka Amrut Mahostav', 75th Independence Day The second edition of the Jammu Kite Festival was organised by the Directorate of Tourism in collaboration with the J&K Tourism Development Corporation at the Tawi River Front Park here. Ever since we started thinking about organising a kite-flying festival in Jammu, we were sure that it would get a great response," said Director Tourism, Jammu, Vivekanand Rai. Deputy Director, Tourism, Naresh Kumar said the idea behind organising the event was to revive the age-old tradition of flying kites and provide Jammu residents an opportunity to witness 'patangbaazi'. Kumar said the kite festival would be made a regular feature in the coming years and would be organised on a grander scale to help attract tourists from all parts of India.

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