Narayana Guru Educational Institutions: Silver jubilee celebrations, Union Minister for Labour Oscar Fernandes inaugurates, former deputy chief minister Siddaramaiah to inaugurate open air auditorium, MP D V Sadananda Gowda to release ‘Surab Rajat Sanchay,’ former MLA Sunil Kumar to honour retired teachers, Narayana Guru Educational Trust Chairman Navinchandra D Suvarna presides, at Narayana Guru College premises, Kudroli, 5.30 pm.

Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (India), Mangalore centre and Ultra Tech Cement Limited: Award presentation ceremony, Deputy Commissioner M Maheshwar Rao guest of honour, NITK Director Prof Sandeep Sancheti and Ultra Tech Cement Limited Senior Vice President (Marketing) S V Patil to presented with ACCE-Ultra Tech Outstanding Building Awards 2007, ACCE (I) National President Er Umesh B Rao presides, at T V Raman Pai Convention Centre, Mangalore, 7 pm.

Sri Kshethra Vajradehi: Guru Abhivandana Mahotsava, Putthige Seer Sri Sugunendra Theertha Swamiji and Sri Rajashekarananda Swamiji to grace the occasion, at Sri Kshethra Vajradehi, Gurupur, 6 pm. (Hasya Lahari by wellknown artistes Junior Narasimharaj, Bank Janardhan and Rekhadas and troupe, at 3 pm).

Lepakshi: Exhibition cum sale of handicrafts, at Woodlands Hotel, Mangalore, 10 am.

District administration: Karavali utsav, folk dance (6 pm); Yakshagana by women’s troupe (7 pm) at exhibition ground, near Mangala Stadium, Mangalore.

District administration: Flower and medicinal herb show, at Pilikula Nisargadhama, 10 am onwards.

District engagement
Alva’s Education Foundation: Third day of Alva’s Virasat 2008; Heartbeat ensemble, an instrumental fusion by Dr Ghatam Karthik and party from Chennai (6.30 pm); Sri Lankan classical and folk dances by Sri Lankan artistes (8.40 pm), at Shobhavana, Mijar, Moodbidri.