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The Bali Kite Festival is running from July 18-20&nbsp;in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.  The event is a seasonal religious festival, which is intended to send a message to Hindu Gods to create abundant harvests and crops. Approximately 1322 traditional kites are flown during the three day annual festival.

A boy wears a Celuluk mask, an ogre-like transformation of an evil witch in Balinese folklore, during the Bali Kite Festival on July 19, 2014 in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The event is a seasonal religious festival, which is intended to send a message to Hindu Gods to create abundant harvests and crops. Approximately 1322 traditional kites are flown during the three day annual Festival. Photo: Agung Parameswara/Getty Images.

A participant prepares a traditional kite named Bebean during the Bali Kite Festival on July 19, 2014 in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The event is a seasonal religious festival, which is intended to send a message to Hindu Gods to create abundant harvests and crops. Approximately 1322 traditional kites are flown during the three day annual Festival. Photo: Agung Parameswara/Getty Images.

Participants try hard to pull strings to make the kite steady in the sky during the Bali Kite Festival on July 19, 2014 in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The event is a seasonal religious festival, which is intended to send a message to Hindu Gods to create abundant harvests and crops. Approximately 1322 traditional kites are flown during the three day annual Festival. Photo: Agung Parameswara/Getty Images.

The sky is filled with some huge traditional kites named Bebean during the Bali Kite Festival on July 19, 2014 in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The event is a seasonal religious festival, which is intended to send a message to Hindu Gods to create abundant harvests and crops. Approximately 1322 traditional kites are flown during the three day annual Festival. Photo: Agung Parameswara/Getty Images.

Balinese youth carry a traditional kite named Bebean as they prepare to fly the kite during the Bali Kite Festival on July 19, 2014 in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The event is a seasonal religious festival, which is intended to send a message to Hindu Gods to create abundant harvests and crops. Approximately 1322 traditional kites are flown during the three day annual Festival. Photo: Agung Parameswara/Getty Images.

A Participant runs to pull string to make the kite steady in the sky during the Bali Kite Festival on July 19, 2014 in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The event is a seasonal religious festival, which is intended to send a message to Hindu Gods to create abundant harvests and crops. Approximately 1322 traditional kites are flown during the three day annual Festival. Photo: Agung Parameswara/Getty Images.

Participants catch the tail of the traditional kite named Janggan after it falls to the ground during the Bali Kite Festival on July 19, 2014 in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The event is a seasonal religious festival, which is intended to send a message to Hindu Gods to create abundant harvests and crops. Approximately 1322 traditional kites are flown during the three day annual Festival. Photo: Agung Parameswara/Getty Images.

Spectators and participants watch the kites in the sky during the Bali Kite Festival on July 19, 2014 in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The event is a seasonal religious festival, which is intended to send a message to Hindu Gods to create abundant harvests and crops. Approximately 1322 traditional kites are flown during the three day annual Festival. Photo: Agung Parameswara/Getty Images.

A traditional kite named Janggan is flown in the sky during the Bali Kite Festival on July 19, 2014 in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The event is a seasonal religious festival, which is intended to send a message to Hindu Gods to create abundant harvests and crops. Approximately 1322 traditional kites are flown during the three day annual Festival. Photo: Agung Parameswara/Getty Images.

Participants try to catch their traditional kites named Bebean during the Bali Kite Festival on July 19, 2014 in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The event is a seasonal religious festival, which is intended to send a message to Hindu Gods to create abundant harvests and crops. Approximately 1322 traditional kites are flown during the three day annual Festival. Photo: Agung Parameswara/Getty Images.

Participants prepare their traditional kite named Janggan during the Bali Kite Festival on July 19, 2014 in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The event is a seasonal religious festival, which is intended to send a message to Hindu Gods to create abundant harvests and crops. Approximately 1322 traditional kites are flown during the three day annual Festival. Photo: Agung Parameswara/Getty Images.

Participants try hard to pull a string to make the kite steady in the sky during the Bali Kite Festival on July 19, 2014 in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The event is a seasonal religious festival, which is intended to send a message to Hindu Gods to create abundant harvests and crops. Approximately 1322 traditional kites are flown during the three day annual Festival. Photo: Agung Parameswara/Getty Images.

A participant falls after he tried hard to pull a string to make the kite steady in the sky during the Bali Kite Festival on July 19, 2014 in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The event is a seasonal religious festival, which is intended to send a message to Hindu Gods to create abundant harvests and crops. Approximately 1322 traditional kites are flown during the three day annual Festival. Photo: Agung Parameswara/Getty Images.

Participants carry their kite during the Bali Kite Festival on July 19, 2014 in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The event is a seasonal religious festival, which is intended to send a message to Hindu Gods to create abundant harvests and crops. Approximately 1322 traditional kites are flown during the three day annual Festival. Photo: Agung Parameswara/Getty Images.

Participants catch the tail of the traditional kite named Janggan after the kite fall to the ground during the Bali Kite Festival on July 19, 2014 in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The event is a seasonal religious festival, which is intended to send a message to Hindu Gods to create abundant harvests and crops. Approximately 1322 traditional kites are flown during the three day annual Festival. Photo: Agung Parameswara/Getty Images.

A participant tries hard to hold a string to make the kite steady in the sky during the Bali Kite Festival on July 19, 2014 in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The event is a seasonal religious festival, which is intended to send a message to Hindu Gods to create abundant harvests and crops. Approximately 1322 traditional kites are flown during the three day annual Festival. Photo: Agung Parameswara/Getty Images.

Participants try to catch their traditional kite named Janggan during the Bali Kite Festival on July 19, 2014 in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The event is a seasonal religious festival, which is intended to send a message to Hindu Gods to create abundant harvests and crops. Approximately 1322 traditional kites are flown during the three day annual Festival. Photo: Agung Parameswara/Getty Images.

Participants try to catch their traditional kite named Bebean during the Bali Kite Festival on July 19, 2014 in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The event is a seasonal religious festival, which is intended to send a message to Hindu Gods to create abundant harvests and crops. Approximately 1322 traditional kites are flown during the three day annual Festival. Photo: Agung Parameswara/Getty Images.

Participants carry their traditional kite named Pecuk during the Bali Kite Festival on July 19, 2014 in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The event is a seasonal religious festival, which is intended to send a message to Hindu Gods to create abundant harvests and crops. Approximately 1322 traditional kites are flown during the three day annual Festival. Photo: Agung Parameswara/Getty Images.

Participants play traditional gamelan orchestra instruments during the Bali Kite Festival on July 19, 2014 in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The event is a seasonal religious festival, which is intended to send a message to Hindu Gods to create abundant harvests and crops. Approximately 1322 traditional kites are flown during the three day annual Festival. Photo: Agung Parameswara/Getty Images.

A participant throws up a traditional kite named Pecuk which is made from dried banana stem during the Bali Kite Festival on July 19, 2014 in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The event is a seasonal religious festival, which is intended to send a message to Hindu Gods to create abundant harvests and crops. Approximately 1322 traditional kites are flown during the three day annual Festival. Photo: Agung Parameswara/Getty Images.

Participants watch their kite in the sky during the Bali Kite Festival on July 19, 2014 in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The event is a seasonal religious festival, which is intended to send a message to Hindu Gods to create abundant harvests and crops. Approximately 1322 traditional kites are flown during the three day annual Festival. Photo: Agung Parameswara/Getty Images.

The Bali Kite Festival is running from July 18-20&nbsp;in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.<br>

 The event is a seasonal religious festival, which is intended to send a message to Hindu Gods to create abundant harvests and crops.<br>

Approximately 1322 traditional kites are flown during the three day annual festival.

Locals Gather For Bali's annual kit...

The Bali Kite Festival is a seasonal religious festival, which is intended to send a message to Hindu...

Locals Gather For Bali's annual kite festival | PHOTOS

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