Diamond Jubilee Year Celebrations of Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji, Pujas, 5 pm; Bhajans and Namasankeertana, Ashrama premises, Nanjangud-Ooty Road, 6.30 pm.  

Laghunyasa and Rudram classes by Acharya Swami Hamsananda, ‘Sri Ramakrishna Krupa,’ # 435, 6th Main, Vijayanagar 1st Stage, 4.30 pm; Sri Ramana Jnana Kendra, near BGS Hospital, Kuvempunagar, 6 pm; Shivananda Jnanalaya, next to Nadabrahma Sangeeta Sabha, JLB Road, 7.15 pm.  

Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations, conferring of Acharya Sri Vidyaranya Rajyotsava Award-2017, senior scholar Dr. C.P. Krishnakumar inaugurates, social worker K. Raghuram presides, MLA M.K. Somashekar unveils a portrait of Sri Vidyaranya and presents awards, District Brahmana Mahasabha President B.R. Nataraja Jois releases Foundation’s monthly ‘Aroghya Kirana,’ Rotary Hall, JLB Road, 4.30 pm.  

Pratibha Puraskar presentation ceremony, Swami Mangalanathanandaji of Sri Ramakrishna Mutt-Bengaluru and Chakravarthy Sulibele of Yuva Brigade chief guests, Kalamandira, 4.15 pm.

Oodu-Vimarshe, Russian Revolution Centenary special edition, Maneyangala, 4 pm.  

Gandhi Shilp Bazaar – Handicrafts Exhibition, JSS Mysore Urban Haat, Hebbal, up to 9 pm.  

Bombe Mane, an expo of exquisite dolls from across India, Pratima Gallery, #91, above Aamrapali Saree Store, Nazarbad Main Road, up to 7.30 pm.  

Solo painting expo by artist H.P. Rangaswamy, Kalamandira, up to 7 pm.  

Laksha Deepotsava and Uyyalotsava, Temple premises, Sunnadakeri, Narayana Shastri Road, 7 pm.

Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations and felicitation programme, BRC President N.S. Somanath presides, felicitation to Prof. Seetaram Jagirdhar, social activist Meera Nayak and Rajyotsava awardee theatre artiste Y.M. Puttannaiah, Excise Superintendent Dr. Mahadevi Bai chief guest, Club premises, Sharadadevinagar, 6.30 pm.