21st Sharannavaratri Mahotsava, Sri Mahaganapathi Puja, Punyavachana, Mahasankalpam, Ankurarpana, Naandi, Kalasha Stapana, Mahabhishekam, Sapthashathi Parayana, Lalithophakyana Parayana, Sri Shailaputri Puja, Srichakrarchana, 8.30 am; Sri Maha Dhanvantari Homa, Trayinyas, #8, 7th Main, 3rd Block, Jayalakshmipuram, 5.30 pm.  

Sharannavaratri Festival, Swasthivachana, Yagashala Pravesha, Ganapathi Puja Devatha Naandi Kalasha Stapane, Temple premises, Temple Road, V.V. Mohalla, 8 am.  

Engineers’ Day celebration and felicitation to eminent engineers, Bangalore University Acting VC Prof. H.N. Ramesh chief guest, The RAMCO Cements Ltd. Vice-President-Marketing K. Jayakumar guest of honour, ACCE(I) President S. Ratnavel presides, Hotel Southern Star, Vinoba Road, 7 pm.

B.V. Karanth College Rangothsava, staging of play ‘Raitha Rudheera’ by Government FGC, Gavadagere, Bhoomigeeta, Rangayana premises, 6.30 pm.  

Sri Krishna Jayanti, Ranga Puja Mahotsava, Mandiram premises, N.S. Road, 5.45 pm.  

‘Mallayuddha,’ Temple premises, 6 pm.  

Book release — ‘Seemateetana Sirivanta Suggi’ (selected poems of Padmasri, Nadoja Prof. K.S. Nisar Ahmed) — by former Chief Minister Dr. M. Veerappa Moily, Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji graces the occasion, poet Dr. H.S. Venkatesha Murthy and critic Dr. Narahalli Balasubramanya chief guests, District in-Charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa presides, MLA Vasu will…

Special lecture by Prof. Martin Welch on the topic ‘Living off the fat of the land – The link between virulence and metabolism in the opportunistic human pathogen, Pseudomonas aeruginosa,’ B.N. Bahadur Institute of Management Sciences auditorium, Manasagangothri, 11.30 am.  

Dasara Doll Show, Dayanand Arya Vidya (DAV) Public School, Vishweshwaranagar, 10 am to 3 pm.  

Rally to observe World Suicide Prevention Day, Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep flags off the Jatha, ZP CEO P. Shivashankar inaugurates the stage programme, District Health and Family Welfare Officer Dr. B. Basavaraju presides, District Surgeon Dr. Pashupathi and Psychiatrist Dr. A.R. Narendra chief guests, NPC Hospital premises, Nazarbad, 9.30 am.