Quite possibly the most outstanding Pageant held at Mahalakshmi Temple, Kolhapur is the Kirnotsav (lit. Pageant of Sunshine Rays) festival. Kirnotsav Pageant is celebrated within the temple when the rays from the Sunshine fall right to the deity at the time of sunrise. It is alleged which the Sun god pays his homage to Mahalakshmi Ambabai for three