<p class="title">Mathura's famous 'Chhappan Bhog' this year on September 12 will be dedicated to the Chandrayaan-2 project and ISRO scientists involved in the Moon mission, an officer-bearer of the organising committee said on Monday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Murari Agrawal, the founder-president of Sri Giriraj Seva Samiti, which organises the community offering event, said they would also pray for the success of the country's future endeavour to explore the Moon.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said they have extended invitations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists associated with the Chandrayaan-2 and Chandrayaan-3 projects and their family members.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We have decided to give Chandrayaan-3 shape to the improvised sanctum sanctorum of the temple with gems and jewels. Brijwasis would pray for the success of Chandrayaan-3," Agrawal said. </p>.<p class="bodytext">For preparing 21,000-kilogram "Prasadam (offering)" with cow ghee and other items, expert religious cooks from Lucknow, Agra, Hathras, Indore, Ratlam and Madurai are working for about 10 hours daily, Agrawal said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said that religious cooks from Bengaluru, the city that houses the ISRO headquarters, and Kolkata have prepared the model of what he called Chandrayaan-3 and its rover.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Chhappan Bhog is a part of a three-day programme that begins on Tuesday, September 10, with a 23-km circumambulation around the Govardhan hillock, with Lord Krishna on a chariot.</p>.<p class="bodytext">While the Maha Abhishekam of the deity would take place on September 11, the Chhappan Bhog has been slated for the following day, Agrawal said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The organisers expect that at least four lakh pilgrims are likely to join the programme on at least one of the days, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Samiti is a group of over 100 people which organises the Chhappan Bhog every year. Often they dedicate their prayer to some special causes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Chhappan Bhog, prasad (offerings) made with 56 different items, is a community offering organised to please the deity for the welfare of the society. According to Hindu traditions, such offering was organised to please lord Krishna during the Dwapar period. </p>
<p class="title">Mathura's famous 'Chhappan Bhog' this year on September 12 will be dedicated to the Chandrayaan-2 project and ISRO scientists involved in the Moon mission, an officer-bearer of the organising committee said on Monday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Murari Agrawal, the founder-president of Sri Giriraj Seva Samiti, which organises the community offering event, said they would also pray for the success of the country's future endeavour to explore the Moon.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said they have extended invitations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists associated with the Chandrayaan-2 and Chandrayaan-3 projects and their family members.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We have decided to give Chandrayaan-3 shape to the improvised sanctum sanctorum of the temple with gems and jewels. Brijwasis would pray for the success of Chandrayaan-3," Agrawal said. </p>.<p class="bodytext">For preparing 21,000-kilogram "Prasadam (offering)" with cow ghee and other items, expert religious cooks from Lucknow, Agra, Hathras, Indore, Ratlam and Madurai are working for about 10 hours daily, Agrawal said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said that religious cooks from Bengaluru, the city that houses the ISRO headquarters, and Kolkata have prepared the model of what he called Chandrayaan-3 and its rover.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Chhappan Bhog is a part of a three-day programme that begins on Tuesday, September 10, with a 23-km circumambulation around the Govardhan hillock, with Lord Krishna on a chariot.</p>.<p class="bodytext">While the Maha Abhishekam of the deity would take place on September 11, the Chhappan Bhog has been slated for the following day, Agrawal said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The organisers expect that at least four lakh pilgrims are likely to join the programme on at least one of the days, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Samiti is a group of over 100 people which organises the Chhappan Bhog every year. Often they dedicate their prayer to some special causes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Chhappan Bhog, prasad (offerings) made with 56 different items, is a community offering organised to please the deity for the welfare of the society. According to Hindu traditions, such offering was organised to please lord Krishna during the Dwapar period. </p>