Guru Purnima, Chaturmasya Vrata Deeksha rituals by Junior Pontiff Sri Datta Vijayananda Theertha Swamiji, Sri Chakra Puja, Maha Ganapathy Homa, 7.30 am; Discourse on Yoga Vashishta, 8 am; Special programmes, Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashram, Dattanagar, Nanjangud Road, 7 pm. [Ph: 0821-2486486]

68th anniversary and Gowri-Ganesha Festival celebrations, cultural programmes, devotional songs by Suma Vasanth and troupe, Saraswathipuram, Temple premises, Tyagaraja Circle, K.R. Mohalla, 7 pm.

61st Heritage Music Festival (8th Cross Ganesha Music Festival), Inaugural Function – Shantakumar, Director, The Printers (Mysuru), Publisher, Prajavani and Deccan Herald, inaugurates the music series, Jagannath Shenoy, President, SPVGMC Trust, presides, Vasu, former MLA and patron, SPVGMC Trust, will be present, Ramesh Narasaiah, Assistant Commissioner, Commercial Tax, Mysuru, first recipient of the Chief Minister…

Mysuru Ganesha Utsava, Bharatanatyam by disciples of Vidu. Mithra Naveen of Nadavidyalaya Academy of Music and Dance, Mysuru, 5.15 pm; Musical Evening by Karnataka Government Police Band, 6.15 pm; Dance programme by Karnataka Kalashri Guru Satyanarayana Raju and troupe, Madhava Krupa premises, JLB Road, Lakshmipuram, 7.30 pm.

Mysuru Ganesha Utsava, Bharatanatyam recital by Vidu. T.S. Srilakshmi Kumar of Sri Uma Maheshwara Nruthya Kalakshetra Trust, Mysuru and her disciples, 6 pm; Ganesha Vandana by Vidu. Nagalakshmi Nagarjun of Champaka Academy and her disciples, 7 pm; Harikathe ‘Vinayaka Vijaya’ by Kittur Rani Chennamma Award recipient Vidu. Dr. V. Malini, Madhava Krupa premises, JLB Road,…

68th anniversary and Gowri-Ganesha Festival celebrations, Maharudrabhisheka, 10 am; Mahamangalarati, Dr. Vidwan Sri Sharathchandra Swamiji of Sri Kunduru Mutt, Agrahara, Mysuru, graces the occasion, Temple premises, Tyagaraja Circle, K.R. Mohalla, 4 pm.

61st Heritage Music Festival (8th Cross Ganesha Music Festival), Nagaswara by Vid. Rangaswamy, accompanied by Keshava Mohan (violin), Vid. R. Nagesh (tavil) and Vid. Sai Shivu (mridanga), 8th Cross, V.V. Mohalla, 6.45 pm.

Panchamruta Abhisheka, Rudrabhisheka and Installation of Ganapati idol, 4 am; Maha Ganapati Homa with 1008 modakas and Vidyaganapati Homa with 108 coconuts, 7 am; Bhojana, Temple premises, Vinayakanagar 6th Main Road, 10.30 am.

68th anniversary, Sri Swarna Gowri installation, Temple premises, Tyagaraja Circle, K.R. Mohalla, 8 am.

Chaturmasya Vrata Deeksha rituals by Sri Datta Vijayananda Theertha Swamiji, Sri Chakra Puja, Maha Ganapathy Homa, 7.30 am; Discourse, 8 am; Special prog., Sri Ganapathy Ashram, Nanjangud Road, 7 pm.