Femina Miss India first runner-up to visit city today

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Rajnandini Pawar from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, who was recently declared the first runner-up at the 61st Femina Miss India pageant held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, will be arriving in the city for the first time on Friday at 6 pm following her success in the national competition.

Earlier, she had won the Femina Miss India crown at a beauty pageant held in Mumbai, bringing pride to the Marathwada region. At 6 pm on Friday, Rajnandini will pay floral tribute at the statue of chhatrapati shivaji maharaj at Kranti Chowk. This will be followed by a grand public reception organised by citizens, in keeping with Maharashtra’s cultural traditions, including a ceremonial welcome (aukshan), fireworks display, and drum performances. Sonali Pawar, Mangalsing Pawar, Abhijit Deshmukh, and Rajvardhan Pawar have appealed to citizens to attend the welcome ceremony in large numbers.