Nashik, Jan 22 (PTI) The 16-day `Nashik Festival', which will see a range of cultural, sports and other events, was inaugurated here last night.Maharashtra PWD Minister Chhagan Bhujbal declared the second edition of the festival, sponsored by Indiabulls and conceived by Bhujbal Foundation, open at a gathering.Various programmes, including sports, cultural, devotional singing competitions, food festival, handloom and handicraft fair, are being organised at the event.Cyclothon, in which 150 cyclists, including some from overseas, is one of the main attractions of the festival.Nashik athlete Kavita Raut, who won medals at the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games last year, is the brand ambassador of the fest.As part of the event, free medical check-up camps have been arranged at tehsil place for the villagers, Bhujbal told reporters.The festival will conclude on February 5 with a colourful music programme in which singers Sonu Nigam, Abhijit Sawant, Anand Shinde, dancer Amruta Khanvilkar and actress Sonali Kulkarni will participate
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