In Pics: India prays for Siachen braveheart Hanamanthappa

While Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad battles for his life at the Army Hospital Research & Referral (R&R), students and citizens in some parts of the nation were seen taking part in a candlelight vigil praying for his recovery.

As Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad battles for his life at the Army Hospital Research & Referral (R&R), students and citizens in some parts of the nation were seen organising puja ceremonies and taking part in a candlelight vigil praying for his recovery.

Here are some photos of people around the country praying for the soldier:

School children take part in a candle light vigil for the Indian soldiers who died in an avalanche at the Siachen Glacier, in Jammu on Wednesday. (PTI Photo)

Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates a sand sculpture of Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad for his speedy recovery at Puri sea beach on Wednesday. (PTI Photo)

People pray for Army man Hanumanthappa Koppad at Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai on Wednesday. (PTI Photo)

People pray for speedy recovery of Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad, who was seriously injured and rescued after six days in Siachen avalanche incident, at a temple in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. (PTI Photo)

Students of Khazani Women's Vocational Institute pray for army man Hanumanthappa Koppad in Faridabad on Wednesday. (PTI Photo)

Mumbai Dabbawalas pray for army man Hanumanthappa Koppad in Mumbai on Wednesday. (PTI Photo)

Devotees pray for the long life of Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad who is critical and on a ventilator at the Army’s Hospital in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)

Koppad and nine other soldiers were swept away by an avalanche at the Siachen glacier on February 3, at an altitude of around 19,500 feet. He was found on Monday, miraculously alive but in critical condition.

Koppad is recieving treatment at the Army Research and Referral Hospital by a team of intensivists, neurologist, nephrologist, endocrinologist and surgeons.