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The sky of Taj city of Agra in Uttar Pradesh has become a cynosure of all the tourists and residents as it is filled with colourfull hot air balloons on Sunday during ongoing Taj Balloon Festival.
The event has been organised by UP Tourism department to boost the tourism in Taj city and Uttar Pradesh. The three-day festival which commenced on Saturday with the participation of 15 different sized balloons has now been extended till five days on popular demand.
Out of total fifteen hot air balloons, three were by the event organiser Sky Waltz, India’s biggest ever balloon flight company, while other 12 balloons were from various parts of the world including Britain, Brazil,Germany, the US and Dubai.
On the second day today, the festival began with a 45-minute balloon rides, taking off from the ghats of the Yamuna. The festival which obtained all clearances from the defence ministry and the Indian Air Force since the area around the Taj is a no-fly zone, has been organised in association with the Uttar Pradesh government.