Sovabazar Beniatola Sarbojanin Durgatotsab Samity organised a maha yajna to pray for the success of the Chandrayaan 3 mission on Wednesday
Arnab Dutta(Top) A dummy of the Vikram Lander on display at the Birla Industrial and Technological Museum in Kolkata on Wednesday and (above) a lot of people gathered to watch the historical landing on the moon
Soumyajit DeyA sizeable crowd keeps the date with history at the Birla Industrial and Technological Museum
Soumyajit DeyPeople watch the live telecast of the Chandrayaan 3 landing at an electronic appliances shop in north Kolkata
Arnab DuttaThe US consulate in Kolkata put up this social post: ‘India is on the moon today! And we’re over the moon for India! Consul General Melinda Pavek and all of us at the U.S. Consulate General in Kolkata are thrilled to join the celebration. Huge congratulations to ISRO for making history with the successful landing of the #Chandrayaan_3 Lander Module! Incredible time for space research as we continue #USIndiaSpace collaborations with ground-breaking projects like the U.S.-led Artemis Accords to advance sustainable civil space explorations for the future. #Chandrayaan3Landing #USIndia #BetterTogether
usandkolkata/InstagramBoard of Control for Cricket in India tweeted: ‘History Created! 👏 👏 Mission Successful 🌖 Congratulations 🇮🇳 #Chandrayaan3 | @isro’
twitter/BCCIThe excitement and the jubilations at South City Mall transcended across all six floors — from the main lobby on the ground floor to the food court on the top — cutting across all age barriers too. Mall vice-president Man Mohan Bagree said: ‘The mall was decorated with Tricolour for cheering the occasion. Painting competition was organised for kids. Indian Flags were waved all around’
South City MallStudents of Rammohan Mission School enjoy the screening of the Chandrayaan-3 mission landing on the moon
Soumyajit DeyThe range of emotions visible among schoolchildren at Science City reflected that of Indians across the globe — from prayers to tension to the final gasp of disbelief
Images courtesy: National Council Of Science Museums