the colourful hexagonshaped mangaloremade pancha bhootha will fly high in the sky of france during this years international kite festival showcasing the vibrant culture of india sebastian jumail mayor of dieppe france has officially invited the citybased intrepid hobby group of kite flyers team mangalore to represent india at the 17th international kite festival at dieppe france team mangalore will be headed by sarvesh rao and comprises dinesh holla sathish rao shashank shetty and pran hegde in addition the team has created a new kite pakshiraja garuda an appliqu work kite with wing spread of 18 feet and height of 9 feet more information about this festival is available in team mangalore is all set to compete with rest of the world with its new creation pancha bhootha the kathakali kite which entered the limca book of records as the largest kite in india in the limca book of records will be displayed at dieppe team mangalore is the only team from india in this 10day festival being held from september 8 kite flyers from over 42 countries across the globe are taking part in the event with the theme time five elements the team with its versatile kite collection and a mission to spread culture through kites is all set to take off to france the kite festival in dieppe is said to be one of the worlds 300 not to be missed events the team will showcase their special kites such as yakshagana kathakali gajaraja charlie chaplin avatar bird pushpaka vimana along with their other wide variety of kites showcasing the cultural diversity of india in general and coastal karnataka in specific the team had taken part in similar events in france england and canada and won the best international kite award for its fabulous collections this is an art kite designed especially for the event dinesh holla artist of the team will exhibit over 35 art works related to kites during the festival at the special exhibition stands this kite is made up of ripstop nylon fabric in rokaku hexagon shaped measuring 5x4 feet mangalore