Six months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the landing site of Chandrayaan 3's moon lander would be named Shiv Shakti, the International Astronomical Union, has officially granted it recognition. the internationally recognized body for the nomenclature of celestial objects approved the name "Statio Shiv Shakti" for the landing site of Chandrayaan's Vikram lander on Tuesday.
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The name 'Shiv Shakti' pays homage to Hindu mythology, symbolizing the cosmic balance between Lord Shiva, the destroyer and transformer, and Goddess Shakti, the divine feminine energy, adding a cultural and spiritual dimension to the lunar landing site. (File Photo)
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Chandrayaan 3, India’s third lunar mission, took off from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on July 14. (ISRO Twitter)
Chandrayaan 3, India's lunar mission, successfully landed its Vikram lander on the Moon's surface on August 23, 2023, near the lunar south pole. (ISRO and CLEP/CNSA)
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This significant milestone established India as the pioneer in landing proximity to the lunar South Pole and as the fourth nation to accomplish a controlled lunar landing.(IAU)
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(From L to R) Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence, Princess Anne, Princess Royal, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Prince William, Prince George, Prince Louis, Catherine, Princess of Wales, and Princess Charlotte gathered on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on May 5, 2025. They stood united in tribute during the national anthem. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP)
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This tradition has started when the maker of "Budgie Smuggler" was giving out free swimming trunks to the first 200 people who voted in smugglers, as per reports.
