Giant epic dragon kite in Sanur breaks MURI Records

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Mertasari Beach was witness to the king of kites on Sunday afternoon.

#Nagaraja mulai mengudara hingga menembus pintu MURI ! Sebuah Kreativitas tanpa Batas ! Repost from @st.dhananjaya @bayuuantara @deck_sotto

A photo posted by Denpasar dan Bali (@infodenpasar) on Jul 10, 2016 at 6:48am PDT

Appropriately named ‘Nagaraja’ (dragon king), the giant kite stretched 249.75 meters down the Sanur beach.

The Legend ! Layang2 Terbesar dan Terpanjang ini berhasil mencetak rekor di MURI ! Patut menjadi kebanggaan. #Repost @bagusutama_234 @deck_sotto @st.dhananjaya #PromoteBali

A photo posted by Denpasar dan Bali (@infodenpasar) on Jul 10, 2016 at 5:41am PDT

The 707 kilogram kite apparently required some 200 people to help fly it. The width of the kite measured 11.25 meters and had to be flown with a 300-meter long rope. Four trucks were even reportedly needed to bring the kite over to the beach!

Nee kadang membuat kita lupa waktu, lupa makan, dan lupa pacar.. maafkan aku yg hanya rare angon.. #lestarikantradisibali #nagaraja

A photo posted by surya_ra.jg bali (@surya_ra.jg) on Jul 10, 2016 at 4:22am PDT

Selamat atas Pemecahan rekor muri, #nagaraja br.dangin peken sanur sbg layangan tradisional terbesar, dengan bentang sayap 11,5m panjang 15m, panjang ekor 238m dgn berat 707kg..

A photo posted by surya_ra.jg bali (@surya_ra.jg) on Jul 10, 2016 at 4:28am PDT

Kadek Suprapta Meranggih, kite section chairman of Banjar Dangin Peken, said the magnificent Nagaraja, made by residents of his banjar, broke the record logged by the Indonesian World Records Museum (MURI).

“We managed to break the MURI record as the largest and longest kite in Indonesia,” Meranggih told Tribun Bali.

Record-breaking or no, this kite sure is stunning!