From miniature gold model of Chandrayaan-3, 'Jai Ho ISRO' sand art to Ganga Aarti in Rishikesh, Havan in the US, Elon Musk's ‘Good for India’ tweet as India's Moon Mission heads for successful landing

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As Chandrayaan-3 is all set to create history by landing on the uncharted south pole of the Moon today, Padma Shri recipient sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik extended his best wishes with his latest artwork

Chandrayaan-3: Sand artist
Sudarsan Pattnaik’s tribute
to India’s Moon Mission

The sand art included India's National Flag, ISRO's logo, the LVM3-M4 rocket in which Chandrayaan-3 was launched, Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft close to the Moon and ‘Jay Ho' and ‘All The Best Chandrayaan’ written on the innovative design

Sudarsan Pattnaik's Art
on Chandrayaan-3

Mariappan, a miniature artist from Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore, has created a 1.5-inch-tall model of the Chandrayaan-3, What makes this creation even more captivating is that Mariappan crafted it using just four grams of gold.The masterpiece took Mariappan nearly 48 hours to complete

Miniature Gold Model
of Chandrayaan-3

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Parmarth Niketan Ghat, which is distinctively famous for its Ganga Aarti in Rishikesh, was witness to a unique prayer ritual for the success of Chandrayaan-3 as young children clad in saffron dhoti-kurta performed the Aarti while holding India’s National Flag in their hands

Chandrayaan-3: Ganga
Aarti at Parmath Niketan
Rishikesh 

From the ghats of Varanasi, Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak Temple to Ajmer Sharif Dargah and Agni Theertham beach, people have been united by their hopes and prayers for the success of ISRO’s Moon Mission Chandrayaan-3. Locals offered prayers at the ghats of Varanasi, while sadhus performed a havan

Prayers for Chandrayaan-3
in Varanasi, Siddhivinayak
Temple, Ajmer Sharif Dargah 

If India’s lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 lands successfully on the Moon, India will become the first nation to reach the less-explored south pole of the Moon. In Virginia, United States, a special ‘Havan’ was performed by Indian Americans for Chandrayaan-3 success

Prayers from America:
Indian Diaspora’s Havan for
Chandrayaan-3

Billionaire Elon Musk reacted to a tweet by 'Newsthink', which tweeted a comparison between the budget of India's Chandrayaan-3 and the budget for the Hollywood sci-fi movie Interstellar. As Chandryaan-3’s budget of $75 million was way less than Interstellar’s budget of $165 million, Musk commented saying, “Good for India!” along with the emoji of the country's flag

Elon Musk on budget of
Chandrayaan-3 Mission

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is currently in South Africa to attend the BRICS Summit, is set to virtually witness the landing attempt of India's moon mission - Chandrayaan-3

PM to join Chandrayaan-3
landing event from South Africa

India will be the fourth to carry out a soft landing on the moon if Chandrayaan-3 mission is a success after the former Soviet Union, the United States, and China. India is set to touch down on the lunar South Pole moon at 6:04 pm on August 23. The historic landing will also make India the first nation to reach the Moon’s south pole

India’s soft landing
on the Moon