Final day of Beach Festival with a gleaming action

" Huge crowd gathered un Panumbur beach "

09-02-09 Panambur beach was gleaming with action on the final day of the three-day Beach Festival on Sunday. There were cycle rally, Skatting, swimming and other competitions in the morning. Thousands of people participated in the festival. Many took a ride in the high-speed mechanised boat, a few others preferred camel rides. Many families spent time on the beach playing in water against the backdrop of the setting sun while others took a close look at the myriad and colourful kites that dotted the skies. Along the road leading to the beach, traditional stalls in which utensils and other household articles were being sold attracted a large number of women. The road was crowded. People had to park their vehicles more than a kilometre away from the beach. More youths and children were seen buying and blowing air horns. Children were seen dragging their parents to stalls selling kites, candies and eatables. Team Mangalore’s Pradeep, who was flying a serial kite, attracted the crowd.The sand sculpture depicting a huge palm pushing down the face of a terrorist bagged the first prize. A participant was still busy making an image of global warming even after the sunset. A musical evening by the famous singer Kunal Ganjawala gave bright glow to the festival.

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