Kannada Habba – Sports and Cultural Festival, various competitions, 9 am onwards; Drawing competitions for children, 4.30 pm; Cultural programmes, Sarada Vilas College Centenary Hall, Krishnamurthypuram, 5.30 pm.

27th Shorin Kai Cup National Karate Championship, H. Manju Bhashini, Correspondent, Sree Gokulam International School, Nanjangud, inaugurates Black Belt Awarding Ceremony and Senior Tournament; Actor Aadhi Lokesh inaugurates Kumite bout, K. Raghuraman, Superintending Engineer, KRS Modernisation and Medium Irrigation Project, presides; Advocate S.P. Mahesh of Nanjangud inaugurates Kata bout, Teresian College, Siddarthanagar, 9.15 am.

State-level Handloom Expo-cum-Sale titled ‘Hathkargha Mela — My Handloom, My Pride – Virasat,’ JSS Mysore Urban Haat, Hebbal, 10 am to 9.30 pm.

Dhatri Havana and Lalitha Sahasranama, Mulakanadu Bhavan, Hunsur Road, Vijayanagar 3rd Stage, 10.30 am.

Indian Handloom and Handicraft Exhibition, Scouts & Guides Ground, behind Old DC’s Office, 10.30 am to 9.30 pm.

27th Annual Pratibha Puraskar, Swami Veereshananda Saraswati, President, Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Ashram, Tumakuru and Dr. K. Anantharamu, retd. Kannada Professor, University of Mysore (UoM), chief guests, releasing of Swamiji’s book                   ‘Vivekadhara,’ Kalamandira, 4.15 pm.

Vasundharotsava-2024, performances by Vidu. Nandini (Ajjampur), Dr. Chetana Radhakrishna & disciples, Vid. Vishwanathan, B.M. Navyashree, K. Shamitha, G. Pragna and Sahana Bhat; Vidu. Kripa Phadke’s disciples Vidu. K.M. Samiksha & Vidu. Pooja Sugam; Rotary President Rtn. P. Prabhakar guest of honour, guest Vasundhara Bhavan, Kalandhika Academy of Arts, Saraswathipuram, 6 pm to 8.15 pm.

Smt. D. Ramabai Govinda Rao Memorial Programme, Dance ballet ‘Kittur Rani Chennamma’ by Dr. Vasundhara Doraswamy (sponsored by Dr. Jagannath Shenoy), Sabha premises, JLB Road, 6 pm.

Prof. Vishwanath Mirle Memorial Children’s English Play Festival since 2016, staging of play ‘Mother’s Day’ by Arivu Vidya Samsthe, 6 pm; ‘Justice Above Self’ by Sadvidya High School, Suruchi Rangamane, Chitrabhanu Road, Kuvempunagar, 7 pm.

Swami Sarvajayanandaji speaks on ‘Sri Sri Ramakrishna Charite’ (Kannada), Ashram premises, Yadavagiri, 6 pm to 6.50 pm.