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Rama Navami
శ్రీరామ నవమి
2026 Date
Apr 15, 2026
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Telugu Month
Chaitra
Month
March-April
Type
spiritual
2026 Date
Apr 15, 2026
📖About
Rama Navami is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Rama, a revered deity in Hinduism, also known as the seventh avatar of Vishnu. He is often held as an emblem within Hinduism for being an ideal king and human, through his righteousness, good conduct and virtue. The festival falls on the ninth day of the bright half of the lunar cycle of Chaitra (March–April), the first month in the Hindu calendar. It is also part of the Chaitra Navaratri festival in spring.
📜History & Significance
Rama Navami is observed since the Era of Lord Rama. Hindus are celebrating Rama Navami since ages and no historic records are kept to count the exact years of the birth anniversary of Lord Rama. However, as per Vedic time keeping, Lord Rama was born about a million years ago during Treta Yuga .
🪔Traditions & Observance
a day long fast worshipping Lord Rama listen or narrating the epic Ramayana or Nama Ramayanam performing ceremonial wedding of Lord Rama and Goddess Sita conducting Rama Navami procession conducting Hawan i.e. Homa before breaking the fast on the next day
🛕Puja Vidhi & Rituals
Lord Rama is the main deity who is worshipped during Rama Navami. Along with Lord Rama, the mother of Lord Rama i.e. Mata Kaushalya , the father of Lord Rama i.e. King Dasharatha , the wife of Lord Rama i.e. Devi Sita, three younger brothers of Lord Rama i.e. Bharata , Lakshmana and Shatrughna and the ardent devotee of Lord Rama i.e. Bhakta Hanuman are also worshipped on the auspicious day of Rama Navami.
🔗 Sources & Further Reading
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rama_NavamiContent from Wikipedia, available under CC-BY-SA license
