Chandra Puja (Moon Worship) is dedicated to Lord Chandra, the Moon God. Chandra Puja is recommended to those, having malefic Chandra or wrongly placed moon as per the horoscope. Chandra is the name for moon in Vedic astrology. In Sanskrit, Chandra means "bright and shining". The Moon is also known as Soma, named after the intoxicating sacred drink used in Vedic sacrifice. Chandra gives a calm and soothing affect to our life. The crucial importance of Chandra Grah (Moon Planet) lies in the fact that it controls five senses of human life. Moon is the ruler of mind and all the senses are controlled by the mind.