Special training sessions to perform simple and diligent Saraswati Puja by Swami Hamsananda, Sri Venkateshwara Devasthanam, Siddartha Layout, 4 pm to 4.45 pm; Balamuri Vinayaka Devasthanam, Siddartha Layout, 5.15 pm to 6 pm; Geetha Shishu Shikshana Sangha (GSSS), T. Narasipur Road, Siddartha Layout, 6.30 pm to 7.15 pm.

15th Anniversary celebrations, Yakshagana programme, Purvaranga by Badagu and Tenkutittu students, 2 pm; Yakshagana ‘Mainda Dvivida Kalaga’ by Tenkutittu students, written by Halasinahalli Narasimha Shastry and directed by Eshwarachandra Bhat, Nidle; Costumes & Make-up by K. Venkatesh Mayya and team, Puttur, 2.45 pm; Stage programme – Sridhar Aithal, President, Karavali Yakshagana Kendra, presides, Dr. T….

Special Programme, Bharatanatyam Demonstration based on Rashtrakavi Kuvempu’s ‘Sri Ramayana Darshanam’ by Psychiatrist, Dancer and Writer Dr. K.S. Pavithra; Writer & researcher Kabbinale Vasantha Bharadwaj and danseuse Vidu. Dr. Kripa Phadke special invitees, Ganabharathi Veene Seshanna Bhavan, Kuvempunagar, 11 am.

179th Aradhana of Sri Thyagaraja Swamy – Sri Thyagaraja-Purandara Mahotsava-2026, Sri Thyagaraja Pancharatna Kritis – Sabha Gayana, 11 am; Mahamanagalarati and Prasada, Sri Bidaram Krishnappa Rama Mandira, 1 pm.

Vocal concert by Vidu. Rupasri Shankar (US), accompanied by Vid. Rupanagudi Ratna Teja on violin, Vid. Nandan Kashyap on mridanga and Vid. T.N. Ajay on ghata, 10.30 am; Vocal concert byVid. Harish Venkataraman (US), accompanied by Vid. S. Venkatasundaram on violin and Vid. Chidatma Datta Chaganti on mridanga, Sri Mysore Vasudevacharya’s house, near Basaveshwara Circle,…

Bahuroopi Baba Saheb – National Theatre Festival 2026, Inauguration of Film Festival by writer Baragur Ramachandrappa, Bhoomigeeta, 10.30 am; Inauguration of Janapada Utsava by Karnataka Bayalata Academy (Bagalkot) President Dr. Durgadas, Kindarijogi premises, 6 pm.

Releasing of book ‘Wildlife – The Canvas Rockies’ by Mysuru DCF K. Paramesh and releasing of MPA Members’ Handbook by former MPA President S. Ramprasad, Institution of Engineers-India (IEI), JLB Road, 10.30 am.

Talk on ‘Islam & Secularisation – A Sociological Assessment’ by Prof. M.N. Panini, retired Professor of the Centre for the Study of Social Systems, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, Kalpa Kshetra Auditorium, 581/1, Vijayanagar 4th Stage, 1st Phase, 10.30 am. [Mob: 94498-19536]

Sankranti Chutuku Kavigoshti, Chutuku Yugacharya Dr. MGR Urs inaugurates, Mysuru District Chutuku Sahitya Parishat President Dr. Rathna Halappagowda presides; felicitation to Dr. P.H. Raghavendra Shetty, senior social worker and doctor, marking his 80th birthday celebrations, Keerthishesha Halluru Hanumanthappa Varamahalakshamma Smaraka Vedike, Vinaya Marga, Siddarthanagar, 10 am.