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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.

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