The activists of Namami Gange along with a group of Batuks (Sanskrit students) of Maharishi Ved Vidyalaya offered prayers at Scindia Ghat here on Tuesday for the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3, which is on the threshold of creating a new history. After separating from the vehicle, the Vikram lander is moving towards the lunar surface. They performed aarti of Lord Bhaskar (Sun) and Maa Ganga and sought blessings for the success of Chandrayaan-3. They also offered dugdhabhishek (milk) to river Ganga on the occasion.
The participants prayed to Lord Vishwanath (Shiva) to make the Chandrayaan-3 mission a success and prove the space expertise of the country to the world as the Indian scientists have made Chandrayaan-3 with special technology. The Batukas performed prayers for the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 amidst the chanting of Vedic mantras by hoisting the national flag. Regional convenor of Namami Gange (Kashi region) Rajesh Shukla said that India’s Chandrayaan-3 is on the threshold of creating a new history by setting a milestone.
“For the success of Vikram Lander, along with the Batukas, we have prayed to Baba Vishwanath, Bhagwan Bhaskar and Maa Ganga,” he said, adding that so far only America, Russia and China have succeeded in achieving soft and successful landing on the lunar surface. “With Vikram landing on the lunar surface, India will become the fourth country in the world to do so,” he said.
Maharishi Ved Vidyalaya in-charge Sunil Srivastava , Acharya Pt Rakesh Mishra, city Namami Gange co-ordinator Sarika Gupta, Pankaj Agrahari, Shrimant Sai and many others were also present on the occasion.