Ujjain, June 26 -- Special prayers were offered for Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who became the second Indian to go into space, during the Bhasma Aarti at the Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.

The Hari Om Bhakt Mandal, which attended the Bhasma Aarti every day, prayed to Baba Mahakaleshwar at the temple with Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla's photograph in hand. They prayed for the success of the work and mission for which Group Captain Shukla has gone under the Axiom 4 Mission.

Thousands of devotees attend the Bhasma Aarti in the Brahma Muhurt every day. On Thursday, the Bhasma Aarti of Mahakaleshwar, was done after the Panchamrit Puja Abhishek and Maha Vijaya Snan was offered to Baba Mahakaleshwar, fo...