Gujarat Gaurav Fan Club of USA has held the second Kite Festival on June 4, at Cliffwood Beach in Aberdeen Township, N.J. in which more than 500 kite flying enthusiasts came up with colorful Indian kites.
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This event was organized by Gujarat Gaurav Fan Club of USA and was sponsored by Farmer’s Insurance’s Seema Jagtiani and Devji Wealth Management, as well as Bish Mortgage, Janak and Reshmi Bedi, Jenny’ Hair & Beauty salon and New York Life’s Kam Patel. Others who supported it included Bharat and Induben Patel, Thakor Bulsara, Bharat and Darshna Mehta, Dr Hetal Gor and Deepak Malhotra. Breakfast, lunch and dinner were served to participants.
The weather was pleasant and rain which was forecast, but was held off. Families came from South Jersey, New York City, Long Island, Connecticut, Westchester, N.Y. and beyond, organizers said.
In India, every year Jan 14, is officially celebrated as International Kite Flying Day. Organizers said that they wanted to keep up that tradition. Special kites and flying threads were flown from India, according to the press release.
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Shailesh Patel, president of Gujarat Gaurav Fan Club of USA, led the organizing team which included Kam Patel and Thakor Balsara. Rakesh Raj, DJ and singer, set the mood of the event with joyous music. The occasion has provided excellent moments for the Gujarati diaspora.
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