Sita Navami
sita navami sanskrit सीतानवमी romanized sītānavamī hindu festival celebrates birth goddess sita one popular deity hinduism incarnation goddess lakshmi celebrated navami ninth day shukla paksha first lunar fortnight hindu month vaishakha according ramayana infant sita appeared manifested divine earthen pot kingdom mithila farm field king siradhvaja janaka queen sunayana according regional tradition site identified punaura dham sitamarhi district bihar india date time manifestation infant sita recorded ninth day shukla navami vaishakha month pushya nakshatra ramayana said king siradhvaja janaka ploughing land plow part plough got stuck earth digging place found infant girl earthen pot tip plow called sita hence girl named sita adopted king daughter sita later married rama seventh incarnation vishnu sita revered loyalty devotion sacrifice husband considered epitome womanhood regarded ideal wife mother indian subcontinent sita navami celebrates anniversary date appearance manifestation sita occasion sita navami married woman fast husbandss long life