Sri Gowri-Ganesha Festival and Sri 101 Ganapathi Pratishtanga 71st Anniversary, Veena recital by R. Sripada, disciple of Vid. Mysuru V. Ambaprasad, Temple premises, 7 pm.

65th Heritage Music Festival, ‘Kannada Bhagavata Vaamanaavataara’ Vaachana by Vidu. Dhruti Bhat and Vyakhyana by Vid. Narayana Desai, 5.30 pm to 6.45 pm; Veena concert by Vid. Rajesh Vaidya, accompanied by Vid. Mohan Raman on mridanga, Vid. Mahesh Mani on tabla and Vid. K. Bharath on keyboard, 8th Cross Ganesha Pandal, V.V. Mohalla, 6.45 pm.

‘Srimadbhagavata Saptaha,’ discourse by Sanskrit scholar Pandit Gudeballur Venkatanarasimhacharya, Sri Andal Mandiram, V.V. Mohalla, 6 pm.

Swami Paramahamsanandaji will talk on ‘Various Conceptions of Tapasya in the Shastras’ in English, Ashram premises, Yadavagiri, 6 pm.

‘Bhagini Raaga Saurabha,’ a Karnatak vocal concert by Vidu. Harini Ramesh, accompanied by Vidu. Prithvi Bhaskar on violin, Vid. Pavan Madhav Masur on mridanga and Vid. S. Manjunath on ghata, BSS Vidyodaya, Krishnamurthypuram, 6 pm.

Guru Namana – musical event in memory of Sugama Sangeetha exponent Madikeri Nagendra, Sugama Sangeetha artiste Dr. H.R. Leelavathi chief guest, Natyacharya Prof. K. Ramamurthy Rao, Founder-Director of Noopura Kalavidaru Samskrutika Trust and Geetha (wife of Madikeri Nagendra), special invitees; Ganabharathi, Kuvempunagar, 5.30 pm.

‘Sada e Dil’ a Ghazal by noted singers Ustad Ashraf Hydroze, Guru Navtej Singh and Ghansham Vaswani, comedy programme by Stand-up artiste and comedian Taral  Shah; Karnataka Urdu Academy Chairman Mufti Mohammed Ali Khazi presides, MLA Tanveer Sait, chief guest, Dr. Syed Akheel Ahmed, former Vice-Chancellor, Yenepoya University, Mangaluru, guest of honour; Platinum Jubilee Hall,…

‘Kathe Kelona Banni-948,’ story-telling by K.R. Sumathi, Senior Theatre Director, Mysuru, 4.30 pm  to 5.30 pm; ‘Arthaartha’ programme, lecture on ‘Examining the Examination System’ by Adarsh Sudhindra, Chief Innovation Officer, Excelsoft; Suruchi Rangamane, Chitrabhanu Road, Kuvempunagar, 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm.