Navaratri Mahotsava, various rituals and cultural programmes, 7.30 pm; Aarti, Samaja premises, Yadavagiri, 9 pm.

Sri Yoganarasimhaswamy Navaratri Utsava Jatra Programmes, Butter Decoration, Special Puja, Temple premises, 7 pm.

Ranga Bheeshma B.V. Karanth College Navaratri Rangotsava, staging of play ‘Manteswamy Katha Prasanga’ by Government PU College, Talagavadi, Malavalli, written by Dr. H.S. Shivaprakash, directed by Umashree G. Kudligi, Bhoomigeeta auditorium, Rangayana premises, 6.30 pm.

Mysuru Dasara Special Puppet Show-2026, ‘Chaluviya Jumboo Savari’ by Anukta Trust, Belagavi, Director – Anand Suladal, Mysuru Puppet Theatre, #1162, beside Kaladevi Dolls Museum, Ittigegud, 6 pm to 7 pm.

Shilp Samagam Mela, celebrating the products of more than 100 artisans and entrepreneurs from various States across India, Dasara Exhibition Grounds, 3 pm to 10 pm.

‘Kavya Dasara’ Poets Meet, conferring of ‘Savigannada Samskrutika Prashasti’ on K.R. Yoganarasimhan (Spiritual), Sridhar Dikshit (Social Service and Organisation), Srikantesh (Education and Environment), Dr. H.P. Geetha (Education), Vidushi Savitri Prabhakar (Sugama Sangeetha), H. Nivedita (Translation and Columnist), Revanna (Sculpture), Rangaswamy (Education and Amateur Theatre), Vijaya Chinnaswamy (Painting and Social Service), B. Hemamala (Digital Journalism and…

Handmade (Paper Pulp) Dolls Show by 77-year-old artist K.S. Raghavendra, Inchara Kalakshetra, 149/150, 4th Cross, 3rd Main, Mahadeshwaranagara 2nd Stage, Vijayanagar, 10 am to 1 pm and 5 pm to 8 pm.

Expo featuring a portrait of late actor Puneeth Rajkumar created using shirt buttons, along with a collection of Indian and foreign postal stamps, currency notes and coins, Lions Bhavan, Tilaknagar, 10 am to 8 pm.  [Mob: 72044-33446]