Ram Navami the most important festival of Hindus it is celebrated with great enthusiasm and divinity. This popular festival is celebrated on on the ninth day (Navami) of the Chaitra month of Hindu lunar year in 'Shukla paksha' or waxing moon.This festival gets high regards because it is celebrted as the birth day of Lord Rama that is also known as an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Ram Navami also marks the end of nine day celebration of Chaitra-Navratri . The festival usually comes in the month of March or April.
History and Legends: Hinduism is the oldest religion of the world and there are so many references found in Kalika Puran in earlier times when there was a prevalence of caste system Ram Navami was the only festival that was celebrated by lower castes (shudras).This divine festival has got its place among five major sacred festivals a way to attain salvation. The legends reagarding Ram Navami can also be traced from pre-christian era.
How it is celebrated: Ram Navami is celebrated as the birth day of Lord Rama people celebrate it with great pomp and diety.People do fasts and this is regarded as the way of attainment of Salvation. Thousands of people come to visit Lord Rama Temple. People worship the idols of Lord Rama and Sita they offer burn dhoop and incense sticks and flowers a thali contain prasad is mainly used for pooja other important items include rice, lota (container filled with water), roli (sacred tilak), earthen lamp and flowers.
Significance: It is a major festival of Vaishnavites, one main element of the celebration is the Ramayana parayana that is a discourse on the Ramayana,done by a professional story-teller or Pundit. It ends up on the ninth day carried on by musical programmes . In Rameshwaram, thousands of devotees take a ritual bath in the sea before worshipping at the Ramanathaswamy temple.
History and Legends: Hinduism is the oldest religion of the world and there are so many references found in Kalika Puran in earlier times when there was a prevalence of caste system Ram Navami was the only festival that was celebrated by lower castes (shudras).This divine festival has got its place among five major sacred festivals a way to attain salvation. The legends reagarding Ram Navami can also be traced from pre-christian era.
How it is celebrated: Ram Navami is celebrated as the birth day of Lord Rama people celebrate it with great pomp and diety.People do fasts and this is regarded as the way of attainment of Salvation. Thousands of people come to visit Lord Rama Temple. People worship the idols of Lord Rama and Sita they offer burn dhoop and incense sticks and flowers a thali contain prasad is mainly used for pooja other important items include rice, lota (container filled with water), roli (sacred tilak), earthen lamp and flowers.
Significance: It is a major festival of Vaishnavites, one main element of the celebration is the Ramayana parayana that is a discourse on the Ramayana,done by a professional story-teller or Pundit. It ends up on the ninth day carried on by musical programmes . In Rameshwaram, thousands of devotees take a ritual bath in the sea before worshipping at the Ramanathaswamy temple.
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