Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S. Somanath on September 1 (Friday) offered prayers at the temple of Goddess Chengalamma (also known as Goddess Chengala Parameswari or Ammani), located at Sullurpeta in Tirupati district.
Devotees throng the temple from across Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, and the presiding deity is considered the folk Goddess of the Sriharikota region, where the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) is situated.
Mr. Somanath’s visit was a kind of thanksgiving for the success of the Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission and to pray for the success of the Aditya L1 Mission scheduled for September 2.