For Other Kite Enthusiasts like myself...

"Teams from around the world show off their kites in the annual kite festival in Phetchburi. Kites of all shapes and sizes decorated the sky above the seaside resort of Phetchburi, around 120 kilometres from Thailand's capital, Bangkok. The kite festival is an annual event where designers and enthusiasts from around the world can showcase their creations. Among the weird and wonderful examples was the Australian team's giant octopus," reports Reuters.

A World of Colors...

Carnatic Music Festival

I'll never forget my winters as a young child attending the Carnatic Music concerts in mid December, in my silk pavadai, all decked up and pretty, holding my grandparents and parents hands and listening to some of the greatest stalwarts of carnatic music, watching some of the best Indian dancers perform, enjoying the best of tamil dramas and theater. The music (or fine art)festival is a cultural phenomenon. The breaks between the concerts and the hot mouthwatering tiffins from the makeshift cafeterias were a divine treat.

NPR did a recent story on this festival. Listen to it at --

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18146238