Santa Kanakadasa Jayanti celebrations, Sri Shivanandapuri Swamiji graces the occasion, District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa inaugurates in the presence of CM Siddaramaiah and Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, MLA K. Harishgowda presides, writer Prof. C. Naganna delivers lecture, Kalamandira premises, 11.30 am.

Kannada Rajyotsava and Sri Bhakta Kanakadasa Jayantotsava, retd. Joint Commissioner of Commercial Tax Department, Dr. G.T. Devegowda inaugurates, College Principal Prof. D. Kannikar presides, College premises, 8.30 am.

Karthika Maasa Puja Mahotsava, 3rd Karthika Monday, Temple premises, 7 am; Uyyalotsava, 7.30 pm.

‘Taare Zameen Par’ — Art, Music, Dance and Singing programmes at one place — K.B. Ganapathy, Founder-Editor, Star of Mysore and Mysuru Mithra, inaugurates, 8.45 am; Valedictory programme, Rtn. Vikram Datta, District Governor – RID 3181, chief guest, Rtn. P. K. Ramakrishna, District Governor – RID 3181, guest of honour, KSOU auditorium, Mukthagangothri, 6 pm.

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.