Ashada Friday special programmes, Sankalpa for Special Pujas, Abhisheka, Mahapooja, Mahamangalarati, Distribution of Thirtha Prasadam, 8 am; Sri Veena Sharada Alankara, Mutt premises, Abhinava Shankaralaya, Fort Mohalla, 7 pm.    

Third Ashada Friday, Chamundeshwari Vardhanti (birthday of the Goddess), special pujas including Mahanyaasa Poorvaka Rudrabhisheka, Panchamrutha Abhisheka, and Sahasranaamarchane, 5.30 am; Mahamangalarathi, 9.30 am; Golden Pallakki Utsava and Mantapotsava, 10.25 am; Chamundeshwari Utsava, Phalapuja, Durbar Utsava, Mantapotsava and Rashtrashirvada, 8.30 pm onwards.    

Staging of Kannada play ‘Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay (Kelavu Nenapugalu),’ Kiru Rangamandira, Kalamandira, 7 pm.

Vocal recital by Vid. R. Vasudevan, Vid. Venkatesh – violin, Vid. Kumaraswamy – mridanga and Vid. Sham – morching, Sri Avani Shankata Mutt, Vidyaranyapuram 11th Cross, 6.30 pm.  

Ashada and Adi Shukravarams (Adi Fridays), Cultural programmes – Vocal recital by Vidu. Dr. Geetha Seetharam and Party, Mandiram premises, Temple Road, V.V. Mohalla, 6 pm to 7.30 pm.    

Sri Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar Punyasmarane, Sangha premises, Tyagaraja Road, 6 pm.  

 Law Awareness Prog., PG Men’s Hostel, Block-2, Manasagangothri, 6 pm.    

Yoga Jeevana Darshana-2018, Mathru Pujana and Mathru Bhojana Programme, Arpitha Pratap Simha, former Mayor Modamani and Shobha of SPYSS Mandya, GLN Kalyana Mantapa, Ring Road, Bogadi, 6 pm.    

Bhajan by Vid. G.C. Puttaswamy and party, 6.30 pm; Maha Mangalarathi and Prasada Vinayoga, Sri Krishna Temple, Gokulam 3rd Stage, 8 pm.  

Inauguration of ‘Pusthaka Mela (Book Expo)’ and book release — Jnanapeethakke Meragu Kannadada Bedagu, Halagannada Subhashitagalu, Kendasampige, Kannada Kavi Parichaya Kosha, Sanna Sangati — by retd. Kannada Professor Dr. T.V. Venkatachala Shastry, senior lecturer S.S. Ramesh speaks about the books, T.S. Gopal and B.S. Rukkamma will be present, Institution of Engineers-India (IEI), JLB Road, 5…