61st Heritage Music Festival (8th Cross Ganesha Music Fest), Rannana Gadayuddha – Bheemasena Pratignye. Vaachana: Ganesh Udupa and Vyakhyaana: Dakshinamurthy, 5.30 pm; Vocal recital by Akkarai Sisters — Vidushis Akkarai Subhalakshmi and Akkarai Swarnalatha, accompanied by Vid. Vittala Rangan (violin), Vid. K.U. Jayachandra Rao (mridanga) and Vid. Vazhappally Krishnakumar (ghata), 8th Cross, V.V. Mohalla, 6.45…

7th Ganeshotsava, ‘Dasavani’ concert by Vidwan Puttur Narasimha Nayak, Katte Balaga premises, First Main, 4th Cross, Krishnamurthypuram, 6.30 pm. [Mob: 96868-32244]

Staging of play ‘Devara Atmahatye’ directed by Ramesh K. Benakal,’ Kiru Rangamandira, Kalamandira premises, 6 pm. [Mob: 96864-34095]

Mysuru Ganesha Utsava, musical evening by Sooryagayathri, 5.15 pm; Live Art by Asia’s fastest speed painter Vilas Nayak, 7 pm; Kalaripayattu live performance by Guru Krishna Pratap and troupe, Madhava Krupa premises, JLB Road, Lakshmipuram, 8 pm.

Chaturmasya Vrata Deeksha rituals by Junior Pontiff Sri Datta Vijayananda Theertha Swamiji, special programmes, Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashram, Dattanagar, Nanjangud Road, 7 pm. [Ph: 0821-2486486]

68th anniversary and Gowri-Ganesha Festival celebrations, cultural programmes, devotional songs by Suma Vasanth and troupe, Saraswathipuram, Temple premises, Tyagaraja Circle, K.R. Mohalla, 7 pm.

Mysuru Ganesha Utsava, Bharatanatyam by disciples of Vidu. Mithra Naveen of Nadavidyalaya Academy of Music and Dance, Mysuru, 5.15 pm; Musical Evening by Karnataka Government Police Band, 6.15 pm; Dance programme by Karnataka Kalashri Guru Satyanarayana Raju and troupe, Madhava Krupa premises, JLB Road, Lakshmipuram, 7.30 pm.

61st Heritage Music Festival (8th Cross Ganesha Music Festival), Inaugural Function – Shantakumar, Director, The Printers (Mysuru), Publisher, Prajavani and Deccan Herald, inaugurates the music series, Jagannath Shenoy, President, SPVGMC Trust, presides, Vasu, former MLA and patron, SPVGMC Trust, will be present, Ramesh Narasaiah, Assistant Commissioner, Commercial Tax, Mysuru, first recipient of the Chief Minister…

Chaturmasya Vrata Deeksha rituals by Junior Pontiff Sri Datta Vijayananda Theertha Swamiji, special programmes, Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashram, Dattanagar, Nanjangud Road, 7 pm. [Ph: 0821-2486486]

Dhanvantri Jayanthi, Pandit Kapilacharya Galagali delivers a special discourse, 6 pm to 7 pm; Utsava, Uttaradi Mutt, Agrahara, 7 pm.