Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman S Somanath delivered prayers at the Pournamikavu-Bhadrakali Temple in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday, only days after India made history with the soft landing of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the Moon’s south pole. The ISRO Chief arrived in Thiruvananthapuram on August 23 following the successful launch of the lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 on the moon’s surface. Addressing the media after paying his respects at the temple, the prominent scientist stated that science and belief are two distinct things that should not be mixed. I am an explorer, Somanath remarked of his visit to the shrine.
“I go to the Moon. I investigate the inner world. So it’s part of my life’s journey to investigate both science and spirituality. I go to a lot of temples and read a lot of scriptures. I’m looking for the significance of our existence and our path through the universe. We are all made to explore and discover our inner and exterior selves as part of our culture. So I do science for the exterior, and I go to temples for the inside, he explained. He also stated that there was no issue around the naming of the Chandrayaan 2 landing location on the moon as ‘ShivSakthi,’ and that the country has the right to do so.
