39th year’s Purandara and Tyagaraja Aradhana, Karnatak Classical Music Concert Series, vocal concert by Prerana Praveen, accompanied by Roopanagudi Ratna Teja on violin, Shubhang Samaga on mridanga and B.R. Vidyashankar on ghata, Alwar Kala Bhavan, Sri Krishna Temple, Gokulam 3rd Stage, 6 pm.

Special training sessions to perform simple and diligent Saraswati Puja by Swami Hamsananda, Sri Prasanna Mahaganapati Temple, Ganapati Temple Road, N.R. Mohalla, 6.30 pm to 7.15 pm.

Sanchalana Decennial Celebrations, Revolutionary Songs by K.K. Devananda Varaprasad and troupe; Staging of play ‘Odalala’ by Nepathya theatre troupe, directed by Sagar S. Gumballi, 11 am; Act by P. Trishika; Theatre Songs by Sinchana Chikkolale troupe; Staging of play ‘Chitrapata’ by students of STG Public School, directed by Karthik Sharma, 3 pm; Bharatanatyam by Krishne…

Talk on ‘A Demography Without Dividend — When the brain fails before the bell rings’ by Ashvini Ranjan, Founder-Trustee of Pratham Mysore, Kalpa Kshetra Auditorium, #581/1, Vijayanagar 4th Stage, 1st Phase, Mysuru, 10.30 am. [Mob: 94498-19536]

Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations, State-level Kavigoshti, Bengaluru’s InvenTech Foundation CEO Y.S. Kempegowda inaugurates, National-award winning retd. teacher Dr. N. Gangadharappa presides, Kannada Sahitya Parishat Bannur Hobli Unit President Y.A. Puttaraju offers floral tributes to Rajarshi Nalwadi, poetess Prabha Shastri Joshyula chairs Kavigoshti, Namana Kala Mantapa, Ashoka Circle (Ballal Circle), 11 am.

Sri Yellamma Thayi Ammanavara 22nd Puja Mahotsava, Abhisheka, 6 am; Sri Gana Homa, Navagraha Homa, Sri Renukadevi Homa, Sri Durga Homa and Sri Mrutyunjaya Homa, Purnahuti, Kanya Puja (Navadurge Puja to girls), 9 am; Sri Yellamma Charitre and Choudike Nada, Mahamangalarati, Prasada Viniyoga, 10 am to 12 noon; Anna Santarpane, Sri Ammanavara Sri Rajarajeshwari Nilaya,…

Anniversary celebrations and felicitation to achievers, MLAs K. Harishgowda & D. Ravishankar and Bharat Scouts & Guides Mysuru Division Asst. State Commissioner  B.K. Basavaraju guests of honour, Group Captain R.P. Chandru presides, Premier Open Group, Sri Jayachamarajendra Scouts and Guiders Office, 10.30 am.

Releasing of books ‘Purushartha’ (a novel by Shankaranarayana) and ‘Identha Deshaprema Ree?!’ (a drama by S. Shishiranjan); Littérateur Dr. C.P. Krishnakumar  inaugurates, writer Dr. K. Anantharamu releases the books, Journalist Amshi Prasanna Kumar presides, writer D.N. Krishnamurthy delivers talk, writer Dr. Kabbinale Vasantha Bharadwaj speaks about ‘Purushartha,’  JSS College Kannada Professor Dr. Kattnavadi Prabhuswamy speaks…

60th Annual Taipusam Mahotsava 2026, Taipusam – Sankalpa, Kshreerabhisheka, Palani Panchamruta Abhisheka, Rudrabhisheka, Special Alankara, Mahamanagalarati and Prasada Viniyoga, 4.45 am: Srivalli Devasena Sametha Sri Subramanyaswamy Utsava in silver chariot along with cultural troupes, Temple premises, 6.30 pm.

Sharana Sangama-314, retd. Commercial Tax Officer B.V. Umakanth delivers lecture on ‘Vachana Dharma,’ felicitation to Kannada Sahitya Kalakoota Mysuru President M. Chandrashekar, Basava Samithi President H.V. Basavaraju (Hinkal) presides, Basava Bhavan, CA No. 5, Vijayanagar 1st Stage, 10.30 am.