Kolhapur, April 12 -- Lakhs of devotees from Kolhapur, Sangli, Satara and from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh, attended this year's annual Lord Jyotiba fair today on 'Chaitra Purnima' day at Wadi-Ratnagiri in Panhala tehsil of this district, some 20 km from here.
Devotees from all parts of Maharashtra and neighbouring states, attended the annual fair with much enthusiasm and festivity.
A 'puja' of the family deity Lord Jyotiba was performed early in the morning today, followed by the state government's official 'puja' and 'abhishek' between 5-6 am by the Panhala tehsildar.
In the afternoon, district guardian Minister Prakash Abitkar, district collector Amol Yedge, district Superintendent of Police Mahendra Pa...