festivalLord RamaPublic holiday
Ram Navami
राम नवमी
Birth of Lord Rama at noon on Chaitra Shukla Navami.
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- Date
- Wed, 14 April 2027
- Tithi
- Navami
- Paksha
- Shukla
- Hindu Month
- Chaitra
- Nakshatra
- Pushya
- Yoga
- Sukarma
- Karana
- Kaulava
- Vikram Samvat
- VS 2084
- Muhurat
- 11:04 AM – 01:36 PM (Madhyahna)
- Duration
- 1 Day
About this observance
Ramayana path, jhanki, bhajan and Ram Janm aarti at madhyahna kaal are performed; Ayodhya sees a massive celebration.
Importance
Reciting Sundarkand or Ramcharitmanas on this day is believed to fulfil desires.
History
Ayodhya, Rameshwaram and Bhadrachalam host grand celebrations.
Mythological story
Rama was born to Kaushalya and Dasharatha at noon in Ayodhya.
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कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी
Midnight celebration of the birth of Lord Krishna.
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Ten day festival welcoming Lord Ganesha into homes and pandals.
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गोवर्धन पूजा
Annakut offering to Krishna and worship of Govardhan hill.
Maha Shivratri
महाशिवरात्रि
The great night of Shiva with four prahar puja and Rudrabhishek.
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The chariot festival of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra.