Bhagawan Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa’s 190th Jayanti celebrations, inauguration of 14th batch of International Yoga Teacher (IYT) Training Course and conferring of ‘Yoga Ratna’ and ‘Yogacharya’ Awards, Paramahamsa Yoga Mahavidyalaya, #1691, 7th Cross, next to Yoga Park, E & F Block, Ramakrishnanagar, 5 pm.

Sri Nijasharana Ambigara Choudaiah Jayanti celebrations, writer Dr. Kiran Sidlehalli delivers lecture on Ambigara Choudaiah, conferring of ‘Ambiga Ratna’ award on kho-kho player B. Chaithra, prize distribution to the winners of Nijasharana Ambigara Chowdaiah’s portrait drawing competition; former Minister Pramod Madhwaraj inaugurates, Foundation President S. Mahesh presides, Sri Rishi Avirbhava Guru Poornadhwati graces the occasion,…

190th Jayanti celebrations of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Bhajans by Sri Sharada Samvit Bhajana Mandali, 4.30 pm; Discourse in Kannada on ‘Sri Ramakrishna’s Life and Teachings,’ 6 pm; Sandhyarati and Bhajans, RK Ashram premises, Yadavagiri, 7 pm.

Rashtriya Ranga Utsava (National Theatre Festival), staging of English play ‘Bag Dancing’ by Butai, Bengaluru, written by Mike Kenny, designed and directed by Ujwala Rao, Mini Theatre, Kalamandira premises, 7 pm.

Venus and Jupiter Watch (Night Skywatch through a Telescope) in celebration of National Science Day-2025, Vijnana Bhavan, Manasagangothri, 6.30 pm to 8 pm.

Veena Gaana Navollasa, Vid. M.J. Sreenivasa Iyengar (MJS) Memorial Veena Concert by Vidu. Mysore S. Rajalaksmi, accompanied by Vid. K.U. Jayachandra Rao on mridanga and Vid. Sharath Kaushik on ghata, Veene Seshanna Bhavan, Kuvempunagar, 6 pm.

23rd Annual Celebrations, Chamaraja Wadiyar X Jayanti celebrations, Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) Vice-Chancellor (VC) Dr. Sharanappa V. Halse inaugurates, ‘Bheeshma Parva’ Kavya Vachana-Vyakyana by Vidushi Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan and Vidwan Dr. H.V. Nagaraja Rao, Alwar Kala Bhavan, Gokulam 3rd Stage, 6 pm.

Rashtriya Ranga Utsava (National Theatre Festival), staging of Kannada play ‘Ondu Vilaya Kathe’ by Yuvashree, Bengaluru, written & directed by Sharath Parvathavani, Mini Theatre, Kalamandira premises, 7 pm.

Mahashivarathri, release of video album ‘10 powerful Devi Bhajans on Violin’ – Sri Swamiji’s compositions on violin by 9-year-old twin brothers – Jathin Gudipudi and Jaswin Gudipudi, 6 pm; Sri Venkatamakhin Memorial and Tyagaraja Swamy Aradhana – Mass Singing of Tyagaraja Pancharatna compositions by many musicians, Ganapathy Ashram, Datta Nagar, Ooty Road, 6.30 pm.

Valedictory Ceremony of JO-FEST – 2025, Most Rev. Dr. Bernard Moras, Apostolic Administrator, Diocese of Mysore  and President, MDES, presides, Rev. Msgr. Alfred John Mendonca, Vicar General, Diocese of Mysore and Vice-President, MDES, Rev. Fr. Edward William Saldanha, Secretary, MDES and Rev. Fr. A. Naveen Kumar, Treasurer, MDES, will be present, A.H. Sagar, International Educationist,…