All for Chandrayaan: Americans join ‘havan’ at varsity

A delegation from an American university joined a “havan” conducted by a private university in Noida on Wednesday with prayers for the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3.

The havan started in the morning, with thousands of Amity University students and faculty members in attendance and will continue till the scheduled landing of Chandrayaan-3 at 6.04 pm, the varsity said in a statement.

“Balvinder Shukla, vice-chancellor of Amity University, Uttar Pradesh; Gurinder Singh, Group Vice-Chancellor, Amity Universities; and thousands of students prayed and offered aahuti in the sacred havan performed on the campus for the smooth and successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon,” the statement said.

“In addition, a delegation from Colorado State University in the US comprising Travis Maynard Sr Associate Dean, College of Business, CSU, US, and Stene Verhulst — Director — International Enrolment Centre, CSU, US, also offered prayers during the ceremony,” it added.

Similar prayers and havans for the success of the ambitious lunar mission have been carried out at various places in the country in the run-up to the landing of the Chandrayaan-3. (PTI)