Actor Janhvi Kapoor recently paid a visit to the well-known hilltop temple devoted to Lord Venkateswara in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, to offer prayers. She looked simple and elegant as she arrived for the darshan in traditional attire.
After the Haryana government denied permission for the Brij Mandal Yatra called by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) in Nuh, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said that people can visit nearby temples and offer prayers as it is the month of ‘Sawan’.
Actor Parineeti Chopra and AAP leader Raghav Chadha, who are all set to tie the knot soon, offered prayers at the Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain on Saturday.
In the celebrations, barefooted monks walked around the ancient town receiving alms and chanting hymns and prayers. This festival is celebrated by Vajrayana Buddhists, especially Shakyas and Bajracharyas, from the Newar community of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Lalitpur, Panauti and Banepa.
Special prayers were offered at the Ajmer Sharif dargah, a Sufi shrine of Moinuddin Chishti in Rajasthan's Ajmer for the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3's Lander Module on the Moon.
Speaking to ANI, CM Chouhan on Wednesday said, “The whole country is proud. My heart is filled with joy and happiness. I want to thank all the scientists from the bottom of my heart because of whose intelligence and hard work this moment has come.”
According to ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation), Chandrayaan-3 is all set to land on the uncharted south pole of the Moon on Wednesday at around 18:04 hrs IST.
Even as the hours ticked down to the historic attempted soft landing of the ISRO lander on the moon's south pole, prayers were offered at Surat's Gyarah Mukhi Hanuman Temple in anticipation of a successful climax of the country's third lunar mission — Chandrayaan-3.
Singapore High Commissioner Simon Wong on Wednesday said that he prays for the historic landing attempt on the lunar surface as part of the country's third lunar mission — Chandrayaan-3.