India became the first country to mark its presence on the lunar south pole.
With this touchdown, India became the first country to mark its presence on the south pole and the fourth country to master the technology of soft-landing on the lunar surface after the US, China and the erstwhile Soviet Union.
Congratulatory messages flooded social media from people of all walks of life as they celebrated India's historic achievement.
The Indian cricket fraternity, including star batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, also reacted to the magnificent feat and congratulated ISRO.
Here are the reactions:
Chandrayaan-3 is a follow-on mission to Chandrayaan-2 and its objectives are to demonstrate safe and soft-landing on the lunar surface, roving on the Moon, and to conduct in-situ scientific experiments.
Chandrayaan-2 had failed in its lunar phase when its lander 'Vikram' crashed into the surface of the Moon minutes before the touch down following anomalies in the braking system in the lander while attempting a landing on September 7, 2019.
The Rs 600 crore Chandrayaan-3 mission was launched on July 14 onboard Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM-3) rocket, for a 41-day voyage to reach near the lunar south pole.
(With agency inputs)