g_b GB's Rainbow Kite Flying on Sun; 15 Jan 2012 at Juhu Beach

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GB's Rainbow Kite Flying on Sun; 15 Jan 2012 at Juhu Beach 




GayBombay is happy to announce what is always one of our most popular events - 
GB's Rainbow Kite Flying!

Day, Date and Time:
Sunday 15th January 2012 from 3:30 pm till sundown

Venue:

The patch of Juhu Beach down the lane near Tulip Star Hotel. Vile Parle (West) 
is the closest train station.

Contribution:
Participation in this event is free. The event is sponsored by GayBombay.

On Sunday 15th January at Juhu Beach, from 3:30 pm till sundown. We'll supply 
the beautiful rainbow kites, you come and get them up!

It has something to do with the weather, which is always nice now, and also to 
do with being out in the open - most of our events always happen indoors and in 
private, so there's something so liberating about being in the open among all 
the friends and families on Juhu Beach, just another bunch of friends and 
family which is just the way it should be.

It also has to do with the fact that there's no agenda other than having fun. 
Yes, the kites are a queer pride statement, but really no one gets it or cares 
(its always cool to see some foreigners doing a double take then they see it 
and realise it really is the gay rainbow flag). All that matters is that the 
kites are beautiful (we always have people wanting to buy them) and eye 
catching and that its WONDERFUL seeing them go up.

So it all promises to be another great event, so make sure you don't miss. Just 
come to Juhu and help us go fly a kite!

For the general convenience, We will not be flying kites on the main Juhu 
stretch near the Shivaji statue because it's too crowded now. We're going to 
move further down to that patch down the lane near Tulip Star Hotel. We shall 
be setting up a blue, medium-sized, camping tent on the beach, so please look 
out for it.

We will get some manja firkis (spools of kite flying thread), but please also 
bring your own since the more we have, the more kites we can get up. 

For those who want background explanation on the kite flying:
Its January and in Gujarat and Maharashtra that means just one thing: its time 
to start flying kites again! At this time of the year the breezes are strong 
and the weather is pleasant enough for people to spend all day flying kites 
from their rooftops. Go to Bhuleshwar, one of the older districts in Bombay on 
Sunday, and you'll find the streets full of kite shops below and the skies full
of kites overhead.

In particular people fly kites on Makar Sankranti in Maharashtra and Utraan in 
Gujarat. This year Makar Sankranti falls on the 15th of January and as always 
GB will do its kite flying on a close Sunday, this time the Sunday after, on 
the 16th of January We're sure you'll want to come, so see you there.

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This event is organised by: www.gaybombay.org.
Right of admission reserved.

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