‘Dasara Rangotsava’ (Dasara Theatre Fest), veteran theatre artiste and Rajyotsava awardee Rameshwari Verma inaugurates, Mysuru Rangayana Director Addanda C. Cariappa presides, Shivamogga Rangayana Director Sandesh Javali chief guest, Mysuru Rangayana Joint Director V.N. Mallikarjunaswamy will be present, 6 pm; Staging of play ‘Hatyakanda (Vidurashwathada Veeragathe),’ directed by Krishna Murthy Kavathar, Rangayana, Shivamogga, B.V. Karanth Ranga…

Dasara Cultural Programmes, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai inaugurates, conferring of ‘Rajya Sangeetha Vidwan’ Award on mridanga artiste A.V. Anand, MLA S.A. Ramdas presides, Assembly Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti, Ministers S.T. Somashekar and V. Sunil Kumar chief guests, 6 pm; Dance feature ‘Karunada Vaibhava’ by Prabhat Kalavidaru of Bengaluru, Palace premises,…

25th Sharannavarathri Mahotsava, Shri Mahavishnu Dashavatara Homa and Maha Dhanvantari Homa, Foundation premises, #8, 7th Main, 3rd Block, Jayalakshmipuram, 5.30 pm.

Mysuru Rail Museum open for public with illumination in the evening, opposite CFTRI, Yadavagiri, up to  8 pm.

‘Raaga Drushya’ – An expo of art works done by Dr. Jamunarani Mirle, Gallery premises, Ramanuja Road, up to 6 pm.

Exhibition-cum-Sale of handlooms and handicrafts from across India, Open Ground near Apollo Hospital, Kuvempunagar, up to 9.30 pm.

Shilpam Art and Craft – Silk and Cotton, Handicrafts and Handloom Expo, Open Ground beside Shiva Shakti Kalyana Mantapa, near Highway Circle, New Sayyaji Rao Road, Bamboo Bazar, up to 9.30 pm.

‘Geeta Namana’ to renowned actor late Dr. Vishnuvardhan, singer late Dr. SPB and Mike Chandru by R. Mahadev and team, Sri Ilai Alwar Swamiji of Vangipura Mutt graces the occasion, District Kannada Sahitya Parishat former President Maddikere Gopal inaugurates, social worker K. Raghuram Vajpayee presides, Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha, JLB Road, 5.30 pm.

Exhibition-cum-Sale of handlooms and handicrafts from across India, Open Ground near Apollo Hospital, Kuvempunagar, 10.30 am to 9.30 pm.

Modi @ 71 – Azad Bharat @ 75 – Swarna KR, cultural programme, folk songs/ dance, 5.30 pm; Dance Feature by Rangalakshmanam Foundation, Park in front of MLA S.A. Ramdas’ home-office, Vidyaranyapuram, 6 pm to 9 pm.