The day is marked by Rama Katha recitals or reading of Rama stories, including the Hindu sacred epic Ramayana. Rama Navami is an optional government holiday in India. This typically occurs in the Gregorian months of March or April every year. ![]() ![]() The festival is a part of the spring (Vasanta) Navratri, and falls on the ninth day of the bright half ( Shukla Paksha) of Chaitra, the first month in the Hindu calendar. The festival celebrates the descent of Vishnu as the Rama avatar, through his birth to King Dasharatha and Queen Kausalya in Ayodhya. Rama is particularly important in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Rama Navami ( Hindi: राम नवमी) is a Hindu spring festival that celebrates the birthday of Shree Rama, the seventh avatar of the god Vishnu.
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