44th annual Karthika Maasa Puja Mahotsava, 23rd annual Mahakumbhabhisheka and 8th annual Haalaravi Seve, Bilvarchane, Pushparchane, Doopadarati, Tuppadarati, Mahamangalarati, Sri Parvati Parameshwara Utsava Murty, Sri Mahadeshwara Swamy ‘Hulivahana’ and ‘Suvarna Kolaga’ procession, Temple premises, Lashkar Mohalla, 7 pm.

Raasavrunda Nartana Namana in memory of Gurus Lalitha Dorai, Pt. Tirathram Azad Sharma and Vid. Y.N. Simha, Ganabharathi, Kuvempunagar, 6 pm.

Karthika Maasa special pujas and religious lectures, Vachana Gayana by Choodamani and children of Sri Nataraja Boys Hostel, 6.30 pm; Talk on ‘Basavannanavara Tatva Chintane’ by writer and artist L. Shivalingappa, Sri Gurushanta Swamiji of Sri Kuderu Mutt, Mysuru, presides, 7 pm; Mahaprasada, Sri Nataraja auditorium, Sri Hosmutt, 8 pm.

‘Nruthya Bhushana,’ Annual Dance Festival, Inauguration by Natyacharya Prof. K. Ramamurthy Rao of Noopura Kalavidaru Samskrutika Trust, Mysuru, 5.45 pm; ‘Amma – The Untold Tale’ – A solo dance production based on Lord Krishna’s bond with his mothers by internationally acclaimed danseuse Karnataka Kala Tilaka Dr. Vasundhara Doraswamy, Mysuru, 6 pm; ‘Sharanagathi – Surrender to…

Staging of play ‘Ayodhyaa Kaanda’, a Kannada musical play based on Valmiki’s Ramayana, [written and directed by eminent theatre personality Prasanna; Music by Anush Shetty; Costume by K.R. Nandini and makeup by B.M. Ramachandra; On stage: Senior artiste Pradeep from Udupi, NSD Graduate C.R. Padmashri, Munna, Rajalakshmi and Vishwas] Kirurangamandira, Kalamandira premises, 7 pm. [Entry…

Staging of Vaidehi’s play ‘Nayimari’ (Directed by Hari Singh), Natana premises, Ramakrishnanagar, 6.30 pm. [Mob: 72595-37777 or 94804-68327]

Swami Jnanayoganandaji speaks on ‘Sri Ramakrishna Vachana Veda,’ Ashram premises, Yadavagiri, 6 pm.

Nrithya Sambhrama-2022, felicitation to Vid. Singaramani Dr. Ajay Kumar, Kuchipudi artiste from Andhra Pradesh [by Sheshu Kumari in memory of her late husband T. Raghu], Karnataka Kalashree Vid. Sathyanarayana Raju, Director, Samskruti – The Temple of Art, Bengaluru, presides, V.N. Mallikarjunaswamy, Joint Director, Kannada & Culture Department, Mysuru and A.R. Tejaswini, Principal, Ganabharathi, Mysuru, chief…

Gamaka Vaachana programme on selected portions of ‘Kumara Vyasa Bharatada’, Karnatak Classical Vocal by Dr. R. Ganesh, accompanied by Vid. R. Achyutha Rao on violin, Vid.  H.L. Shivashankara Swamy on mridanga, Vid. V.S. Ramesh  on morching [Endowment programme – D. Ramabai Memorial Concert – Sponsored by Dr. M. Jagannath Shenoi], Sangeetha Kalanidhi K. Vasudevacharya Bhavana,…

‘Nruthya Bhushana,’ Annual Dance Festival, Inauguration by Mandya Ramesh, acclaimed cine actor, Director, Natana Rangashale, Mysuru, in the presence of Dr. Shalvapillai Iyengar, Head of Archaeology Department, KSOU, 5 pm; ‘Samyuktha Sadhana’ – A grand Nrityopasana by Dr. Ranjani Ganesan Ramesh – In Devanrityam – Dance of Divine – Adelaide; Maalika Panicker – In Mohiniyattam,…