With just another day left for the completion of the time to reach its destination, a havan (religious ritual) was performed at Kamakhya Temple in Uttar Pradeshs Varanasi for the success of Chandrayaan-3, Indias third lunar mission.Shri Math Baghambari Gaddi in Prayagraj has also performed havan for the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on moon, on August 23.#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh | Havan being performed at Kamakhya Temple in Varanasi for the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon, on August 23. pic.twitter.com/42CyiFDvhn— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) August 22, 2023#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh | Havan being performed at Shri Math Baghambari Gaddi in Prayagraj for the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon, on August 23.(Video Source: Shri Math Baghambari Gaddi) pic.twitter.com/FE8TR4tmTP— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) August 22, 2023Notably, the whole country is praying and waiting for the historic and proud moment.Update from ISRO:Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday announced that Chandrayaan-3 is set to land on the moon on August 23, around 18:04 hours IST. However, according to the latest update from ISRO, the decision will be taken on whether or not it will be appropriate to land it at that time based on the health of the lander module and the conditions on the Moon.Nilesh M Desai, Director, Space Applications Centre-ISRO said, “In case, if any factor appears to be not favourable, then we will land the module on the Moon on August 27. No problem should occur and we will be able to land the module on August 23.”#WATCH | Nilesh M Desai, Director, Space Applications Centre-ISRO, Ahmedabad on Chandrayaan-3 landing on the MoonOn August 23, two hours before Chandrayaan-3 lands on the Moon, we will take a decision on whether or not it will be appropriate to land it at that time based on… pic.twitter.com/JZKrMQ9p6F— ANI (@ANI) August 21, 2023However, on Monday, ISRO chairman and secretary of the Department of Space, S Somanath called on Union Minister Jitendra Singh and him informed about the status and readiness of Chandrayaan-3 for the moon landing.Earlier, ISRO chairman notified the minister on the health status of Chandrayaan-3 saying all systems are working perfectly and no contingencies were anticipated on Wednesday, the scheduled date for landing on the lunar surface. The chairman also added that the health of the Chandrayaan-3 will be monitored continuously for the next two days.
