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Panvel Modak Festival To Support Women Food Entrepreneurs
Panvel’s civic body is organizing a food festival for women who make food at home.
The festival will feature modaks, puran poli and other homemade foods.
It will take place on August 22 from 5pm to 9pm.
The venue is Virupaksha Mangal Karyalaya in Panvel.
Women from areas including Panvel, New Panvel, Kamothe, Kharghar and Kalamboli will participate.
Visitors can buy food from stalls run by these entrepreneurs.
The festival also celebrates traditional Maharashtrian food.
Officials hope it will help the women find regular customers and grow their businesses.
The civic body is also considering training and other opportunities for them.
Panvel Municipal Corporation will hold the Modak and Puran Poli Festival 2026 on August 22.
The event will run from 5pm to 9pm at Virupaksha Mangal Karyalaya in Panvel.
Women home entrepreneurs from across the civic area will sell modaks, puran poli and other homemade foods.
The festival aims to promote Maharashtrian food culture and help women reach more customers.
The civic body plans to connect participating entrepreneurs with training, civic initiatives and future business opportunities.
- Who
- The Panvel Municipal Corporation’s Women and Child Welfare Department, along with women home-based food entrepreneurs.
- What
- The Modak and Puran Poli Festival 2026 will provide stalls for women entrepreneurs to showcase and sell homemade foods.
- Where
- Virupaksha Mangal Karyalaya in Panvel.
- When
- Saturday, August 22, from 5pm to 9pm.
- Why
- To promote Maharashtrian food culture and help women home entrepreneurs expand their customer base and businesses.
Key facts
- Event
- Modak and Puran Poli Festival 2026
- Organizer
- Panvel Municipal Corporation’s Women and Child Welfare Department
- Date and time
- August 22, 5pm to 9pm
- Venue
- Virupaksha Mangal Karyalaya, Panvel
- Participants
- Women home entrepreneurs from across the Panvel civic limits
- Products
- Modaks, puran poli and other homemade food products
- Long-term plan
- Connect women entrepreneurs with training, civic initiatives and new business opportunities
Quotes
Mamta Pritam Mhatre
Chairperson of the Panvel Municipal Corporation Women and Child Welfare Committee
“We have several women in Panvel who prepare excellent-quality homemade food products. They need access to the right market and opportunities to reach customers. Through this festival, we want to provide them with a platform to build their identity and expand their businesses. I appeal to residents of Panvel to visit the festival in large numbers and support local women entrepreneurs.”
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