National Puppetry Festival – Mysore 2025, valedictory of Puppet Workshop, Monnanda Appaiah, Managing Director, Wienerberger India, guest of honour, Hardwicke School campus, JLB Road, 4 pm.

17th Annual Day Celebrations, ‘Janapadha Loka-  The World of Folk Culture’, M. Prakash, BEO Mysuru (Rural) and D.N. Geetha, BRC Co-ordinator, Mysore Taluk (Rural), chief guests, Naina Achappa, Principal, Shishya Play School, guest of honour, K.M Belliappa, President, Kodagu Model School, presides, school premises, Vidyashankara Layout, 3 pm.

Vocal concert by Vid. Jayanth Krishnamurthi (United States), accompanied by Vidu. R. Varalakshmi on violin and Vid. B.S. Shubhang on mridanga, Mysore Vasudevacharya’s residence, near Agrahara, 10.30 am.

National Seminar on ‘Entrepreneur and Social Science Synergy: Driving Inclusive Sustainable Growth (Hybrid-Mode), Dr. K. Kanishka, Associate Professor, Department of Management, School of Business, St. Joseph’s University, Bengaluru and Dean and Co-ordinator, St. Joseph’s Pondicherry Central University, Pondicherry, inaugurates, Gundappa Gowda, Hon. President, Vidyavardhaka Sangha (VVS), presides, P.M. Chikkaboraiah Hall, 10 am.

Special Training Sessions – Learn & Perform, Simple and Diligent, Saraswati Puja with meaning, symbolism, significance, advantages and methodology by Swami Hamsananda, Sri Sankashtahara Ganapati Temple, BEML Nagar, Srirampura 2nd Stage, 6.30 pm to 7.15 pm; Mysuru Yogalaya, D.S. Mansion, #1, 13th Block, SBM Layout, Vivekanandanagar,  7.30 pm to 8.15 pm.

Niranthara Ranga Utsava, Srinivas Bhat’s (Cheeni) Theatre Songs by Devanand Varaprasad and Niranthara Team, 5.30 pm; Theatre Artiste Rajappa Dalavai and Srinivasu Palahalli of Niranthara will take part in the stage programme, 6.15 pm; Staging of the play ‘Prathi Gandharva’ by Vrutti Rangabhumi Rangayana, Davanagere, Writer – Rajappa Dalavai, Music – Ravi Mururu and Direction…

Inauguration of National Puppetry Festival, K.M. Gayathri, Director, Department of Kannada and Culture, Bengaluru, guest of honour, Indira Nair, Senior Theatre Director and Actor, chief guest, Hardwicke School campus, JLB Road, 6 pm.

Releasing of the book ‘Arasu Chutuku Chittaragalu,’ authored by Chutuku Yugacharya Dr. MGR Urs and edited by V. Seethalakshmi Varma; former Kannada and Culture Minister Rani Satish inaugurates, Karnataka Sanskrit University former Vice-Chancellor Dr. Padma Shekar releases the book, Kanteerava Studio former Chairperson Vijayalakshmi Urs presides, Educationist Bhramara Bahaddur will receive the first copy of…

Dhanurmasa Puja, Temple premises, Jayalakshmipuram, 5.30 am to 10 am and 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm.

Special Training Sessions – Learn & Perform, Simple and Diligent, Saraswati Puja with meaning, symbolism, significance, advantages and methodology by Swami Hamsananda, Sri Sankashtahara Ganapati Temple, BEML Nagar, Srirampura 2nd Stage, 6.30 pm to 7.15 pm; Mysuru Yogalaya, D.S. Mansion, #1, 13th Block, SBM Layout, Vivekanandanagar,  7.30 pm to 8.15 pm.