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'''Spring Zouk''' is the name of a festival in which was held February 3-53–5, 2012 at [[Udupi]] beach on at [[St. Mary's Islands (Karnataka)|St Mary's Islands]] in [[Karnataka]], India. The festival was a project coordinated by the state government and various sponsors to attract international tourism.

==Description==

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==Sponsors==

The event was sponsored by [[Kingfisher (beer)|Kingfisher]], [[VH1]], and the government of Karnataka.<ref name="Caught red-handed: Karnataka politicos caught watching porn footage on mobile phone during assembly talks ">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/article-2097881/Cooperation-minister-Lakshman-Savadi-caught-watching-porn-footage-mobile-phone-assembly-talks.html?ito=feeds-newsxml|title=Caught red-handed: Karnataka politicos caught watching porn footage on mobile phone during assembly talks |date=8th8 February 2012|publisher=dailymail.|language=english|accessdate=12 February 2012|___location=Udupi, }}</ref><ref name="springzouk 2012">{{cite web|url=http://www.springzouk.in/#home|title=springzouk 2012|language=english|accessdate=12 February 2012}}</ref>

==Performers==

[[Juno Reactor]], [[Prem Joshua]], and others were among the performers at the event.<ref name="St Mary’s Island turns ‘hippy land’">{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/224640/st-marys-island-turns-hippy.html|title=St Mary’s Island turns ‘hippy land’|date=Feb 4, 2012|publisher=Deccan Herald|language=english|accessdate=12 February 2012|___location=Udupi, }}</ref>

==Reviews==

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==Porngate==

{{main|Porngate}}

At the event some people had [[public sex]]. Someone made a video recording of this and there was talk among some local people that the foreigners' way of having a party was not in accord with local customs.<ref name="party">{{cite web |url= http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/karnataka-government-shamed-over-sex-on-udupi-beach/1/172324.html |title=Karnataka government shamed over sex on Udupi beach |first=Aravind |last=Gowda |work=indiatoday.intoday.in |yeardate=7 February 2012 |accessdate=9 February 2012}}</ref> A government committee decided to review the events at the party and compare them with community values.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.newkerala.com/news/2011/worldnews-155753.html |title=Govt appoints inquiry committee over 'Spring Zouk' party on island |first= |last= |work=newkerala.com |year=2012 [last update] |accessdate=9 February 2012}}</ref>

Shortly after the party, some members of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] watched a sexually explicit video taken from this event during government proceedings, and subsequently resigned amid public outcry of watching pornography.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/nation/north/porn-rowcong-says-hiatus-between-preaching-practice-bjp-040 |title=Porn row:Cong says hiatus between preaching & practice by BJP &#124; Deccan Chronicle |first= |last= |work=deccanchronicle.com |date=8 February 2012 |accessdate=8 February 2012}}</ref> The media named the scandal about watching the video from this event as Porngate.