Book release — ‘…Those little dew-lit moments,’ a poem collection of young poet Samhita Dinesh — by Star of Mysore and Mysooru Mithra Editor-in-Chief K.B. Ganapathy, Littérateur Dr. C.P. Krishnakumar inaugurates the programme, University of Mysore Visiting Professor Dr. C. Naganna will presides, Maneyangala, Kalamandira premises, 5.30 pm.  

Basava Jayanti celebrations, ‘Bhava Sangama’ and endowment programmes, Talk on ‘Sharanara Drushtiyalli Devaru-Puje’ by retd. Kannada & Culture Asst. Director and former President of Taralabalu Samagama – D. Nagendrappa, Music programme by Parashivamurthy of Sri Rajendra Kalasangha, Taralabalu Students Hostel premises, Tilak Nagar, 6.30 pm.

CGK Amateur Theatre Festival, Staging of play ‘Prajaraja’ [Author: Dr. Sujata Akki; Director: Dinesh Chammalige; Troupe: Prajna Trust, Mysuru], Bhoomigeeta auditorium, Rangayana premises, 6.30 pm.  

152nd birth anniversary of Sangeetha Kalanidhi Mysore K. Vasudevacharya, Bharatanatyam tribute to the great composer with Dance Choreographed for Vasudevacharya Compositions under the title “Vasudeva Namana” by Vidu. Suma Rajesh and her disciples of Spoorthy School of Dance, Bengaluru, accompanied by D.V. Prasannakumar on natuvanga, D.S. Srivatsa on vocal, N. Narayanaswamy on mridanga and Narasimha…

Mahasudharshana Yaga Mutt premises, 7.30 am to 11 am.

Diamond Jubilee and 75th birthday celebrations of Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji and 19th anniversary of Nada Mantapa, Sri Chakra Puja and Navagraha Homa, 8 am; Distribution of charities, 9 am; Chaitanya Archana – Conferring of Datta Peetha Titles, 11 am; Datta Symphony by Dr. L. Subramaniam and CD Release, Ashrama premises, 6 pm.  

Late Pt. K.S. Hadapada Memorial Music Festival and Pt. K.S. Hadapada Award- 2017 presentation, tabla solo by Rohit R. Kashyap, Mysuru, Harmonium Lehra by Deepak Nagannanavar, Mysuru, 5.30 pm; Stage programme, musician Pt. Indudhar Nirodi inaugurates, Corporator M.V. Ramprasad presides, Guru Mathe Shantabai K. Hadapada will be present, music critic Rama Bennur, art patron B.P….

Display of ‘Jal Bhag,’ a Buddhist mask from Leh, Jammu and Kashmir, IGRMS premises, Irwin Road, 9.30 am to 6 pm.  

Kumbhabhisheka Mahotsava of Sri Yoganarasimhaswamy and Srivari, Kumbhabhisheka to Sri Yoganarasimhaswamy and Srivari, Akhanda Maha Sudarshana Homa; Vishnu Sahasranama Parayana by all Mahila Sanghas, 9 am; Poornahuthi and Anna Santharpane, 12 noon; Vocal recital by Vid. Radha Nagaraj and party, Mysuru, 6 pm to 7 pm; Bhaktigeete by Vid. Shashidhara Kote and party, Bengaluru, Sri…

Talk on ‘Samanateya Harikararagi Ramanujacharyaru-Basavanna’ by senior scholar Dr. S.K. Ramasheshan, retd. Professor Maleyuru Guruswamy inaugurates, District Co-op. Union President H.V. Rajeev presides, District Kannada Sahitya Parishat premises, Palace North Gate, 5 pm.