Chennai, Sept. 6 -- Seeking the divine blessings of the Moon God Chandran for the successful landing of India's moon lander Vikram, special prayers will be held at the Chandranaar Temple in Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur district, an official said.

"We will have a special 'abhishekam' and 'archanai' today (Friday) evening seeking the divine blessings of Chandran," V.Kannan, Manager at the Sri Kailasanathan Temple or the Chandranaar Temple, said.

He said a special pooja was held for the success of Chandrayaan-1 mission before the rocket lifted off in 2008.

"We did not offer any special prayers before July 15 when Chandrayaan-2 was first planned to be launched. Owing to some technical problem the launch was postponed," Kannan said.

"We thought ...