Handicraft and Handloom expo-cum-sale, Scouts and Guides Grounds, behind DC’s Office, 10.30 am to 9.30 pm.

Releasing of three books authored by journalist Sudesh Doddapalya, Rani Bahadur auditorium, 10.30 am.

Chhatrapati Shivaji Jayanti celebrations, procession from Kote Anjaneyaswamy temple in front of Mysore Palace North Gate to Kalamandira premises, 10 am;  Cultural programmes, District in-charge Minister S.T. Somashekar inaugurates, MLA L. Nagendra presides, Mayor Shivakumar, MPs Pratap Simha, V. Sreenivasa Prasad & Sumalatha Ambarish and other dignitaries, chief guests, Kalamandira, 12 noon.

Abhisheka, Chandramouliswara Swamy Temple, V.V. Mohalla, 3.30 am.

Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashram: Mahashivaratri, Cultural programme, 12.10 am; Shiva Bhajans and Divya Nama Sankeertana by Pujya Sri Swamiji, 3 am; Maha Mangala Arati to Sri Sachchidanandeshwara Shiva Linga, Teertha & Prasada Distribution, Ashram premises, Nanjangud Road, 6 am.

Mahashivaratri, Mahamrutyunjaya Homa, Shivasiddhi Mantra Deeksha and other rituals, Mahavidyalaya premises, 4th Main, 7th Cross, beside Yoga Park, Ramakrishnanagar, 7 pm [Mob: 90355-06790 or 90087-27172]

87th Trimurti Shiva Jayanti Mahotsava, former Mayor B.L. Bhyrappa presides, Corporator Sharada Eshwar and yoga & personality development trainer Mukundan chief guests, BK Vani speaks, Puttaraja Gawai Stadium, J.P. Nagar, 6.30 pm.

Shivaratri Sangeeta Nrityotsava 2023, performance by students of Gurukrupa Sangeetha Shala, 6 pm; Bhajans by Radhika and team, 6.30 pm; Performance by junior students of Nrityagiri, 7 pm; Performance by students of Ganabharathi, 8.30 pm; Performance by students of Nrityanveshana School of Dance, 9 pm; Performance by students of Jois Kala Pratishtana, 9.30 pm; Performance…

Handicraft and Handloom expo-cum-sale, Scouts and Guides Grounds, behind DC’s Office, 10.30 am to 9.30 pm.

Maharshi Dayananda Saraswathi’s 200th Jayanti and Rishi Bhodhotsava, disourse, Arya Samaj, No. 1965/1, Kotwal Ramaiah Street, Devaraja Mohalla, 5 pm.