VIRUDHUNAGAR
Ainthukovil Devasthanam: Parasakthi Mariamman festival; procession of deity, 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.; nagaswaram by Kasanadukovilur K. M. Senthilnathan and ‘Sita Kalyanam’ bommalattam by M. Somasundaram, Parasakthi Kalai Arangam, 8 p.m.; Ashtami puja, Kaala Bairavar shrine, 6.30 p.m.
SIVAKASI
P.S.R. Engineering College: K.R. Viswanathan, Director, inaugurates national conference on “Research advances in mechanical engineering;’ B.G. Vishnuram, Principal, presides, Mechanical Engineering Seminar Hall, 9.30 a.m.
KARIAPATTI
Sethu Institute of Technology: Fourth international conference on “Hi-tech trends in emerging computational technologies,” Pulloor, 10 a.m.
BATLAGUNDU
Alcoholics Anonymous: Meeting, Annai Velankanni Matriculation School, Madurai Road, 6 p.m.
