Rama Navami
rama navami sanskrit राम नवमी romanized rāmanavamī hindu festival celebrates birth rama one popularly revered deity hinduism also known seventh avatar vishnu often held emblem within hinduism ideal king human righteousness good conduct virtue festival fall ninth day bright half shukla paksha lunar cycle chaitra march–april first month hindu calendar also part chaitra navaratri festival spring rama navami holiday government employee india ritual custom associated rama navami vary region region throughout india day marked reciting hindu epic ramayana narrates tale rama vaishnava hindu celebrate festival visiting temple praying fasting listening spiritual discourse singing bhajans kirtans devotional song devotee offer worship rama like infant placing image cradle charitable event community meal also organized festival occasion moral reflection many hindu important celebration day take place ayodhyas ram mandir numerous rama temple india ratha yatras chariot procession rama sita lakshmana hanuman occur several place ayodhya many take dip sacred river sarayu visit rama temple detail regarding birth rama mentioned valmikis ramayana mahabharata noted rama born king dasharatha queen kausalya city ayodhya king dasharatha three wife kausalya kaikeyi sumitra remained sonless many year desperate heir dasharatha organized sacrifice conducted authority sage rishyasringa concluded celestial figure emerged fire pot rice milk instructed king divided content pot among wife drink result kausalya gave birth rama ninth day bright half shukla paksha lunar cycle chaitra march–april also known rama navami furthermore kaikeyi gave birth bharata sumitra bore twin lakshmana shatrughna thus birth four son dasharathas desire fulfilled number city mentioned ramayana legend rama life observe major celebration include ayodhya uttar pradesh rameswaram tamil nadu bhadrachalam telangana sitamarhi bihar ritual custom associated rama navami vary region region throughout india many tradition include reading listening discourse ramayana organizing ratha yatras chariot procession charitable event hosting wedding procession kalyanotsavam rama sita offering reverence sita lakshmana hanuman played important role rama life story surya hindu solar deity also worshipped among community karnataka rama navami celebrated local mandalis organization street dispersing free panakam jaggery drink food additionally bengaluru karnataka sree ramaseva mandali rct r chamrajpet organizes india prestigious monthlong classical music festival uniqueness year old musical extravaganza celebrated indian classical musician irrespective religion genre – carnatic south indian hindustani north indian – descend offer musical rendition rama assembled audience eastern indian state odisha jharkhand west bengal jagannath temple regional vaishnava community observe rama navami begin preparation annual jagannath ratha yatra summer devotee associated iskcon fast throughout day number iskcon temple introduced prominent celebration occasion holiday view addressing need growing native hindu congregation however notable calendar event traditional gaurabda calendar specific additional requirement fasting devotee april first rama navami consecration ayodhyas ram temple celebrated thousand devotee across india occasion ram temple witnessed unique event noon forehead ram lalla murti anointed ray sunlight known surya tilak score devotee watched livestreaming event across globe rama navami reading listening literature rama common practice reading entire ramayana hindu epic entailing adventure rama week leading rama navami organized earliest version text composed sage valmikitulsidass ramcharitmanas later version ramayana written vernacular time also popularly recited start composition ramcharitmanas began rama navami public dramatic performance known ramlila annually hosted festival rama navami vijayadashami ramlila encapsulates story rama music drama dance various medium enactment ramlila inspired tulsidass ramcharitmanas rama navami one hindu festival celebrated indian diaspora root uttar pradesh state descendant indian indentured servant forced leave india due famine promised job colonial south africa britishowned plantation mine thereafter lived south african apartheid regime continued celebrate rama navami reciting ramayana singing bhajans tyagaraja bhadrachala ramdas tradition continues contemporary time hindu temple durban every year similarly trinidad tobago guyana suriname jamaica caribbean country mauritius malaysia singapore many country hindu descendant colonialera indentured worker forced leave british india continued observe rama navami along traditional festival also celebrated hindu fiji fijian hindu remigrated elsewhere list hindu festival rama navami riot medium related ramanavami wikimedia common rama navami special – shri raam nam mahima archived october wayback machine