Entertainment » OtherPosted at: Aug 11 2016 5:39PM Kanyagat Mahaparvkal festival beginsKolhapur, Aug 11 (UNI) The year long 51th "Kanyagat Mahaparvkal" festival began this afternoonwith taking out 'Palkhi' of festival idol ''Shree Datta'' as the main festival will begin tomorrow morning with holy bath of the idol at main place 'Shukla-Tirth' on Krushna river ghat. About four lakh devotees are expected to attend tomorrow's holy bath in the early morning, according to Rahul Pujari, president of Shree Narusinh Sarswati Swami Datta Dev Sansthan, who expressed confidence that the festival would pass off in proper way. The district administration on war footing tackled the flood situation in the district, in which 'Shree Datta' temple was submerged in Krushna rivers. The Kanyagat Mahaparvkal, was celebrated for the first time in 1423.Please log in to get detailed story.Tags: #Kanyagat Mahaparvkal festival begins