Over 600 women competed in the WIAA Women's 'Rally to the Valley', a car rally, which was held on Sunday between Mumbai and Aamby Valley near Pune.

Right from the special guests, including Amruta Fadnavis, wife of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, and activist lawyer Abha Singh, to the officials and marshals, everybody was a woman in the rally, a media release from WIAA issued here said.

"We have been organising this rally for many years now, with the primary aim of empowering women while also propagating road safety," Western India Automobile Association (WIAA) president Nitin Dossa was quoted as saying in the release.

"One of the ladies came up with this idea, to make it truly for women, by women, and we thought that there couldn't have been a better way to show our support for women," he added.

The TSD rally set off at 7 am from Omkar 1973 in Worli and traversed through Shivaji Park, Eastern Express Highway and Vashi before culminating at Aamby Valley near Pune, the statement said.

Over 600 women decorated their cars, totaling 130, which rendered a festive atmosphere at the venue, it added.

The winners will be announced on Monday.

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