Ramnavami
is celebrated
to proclaim
the birth of
Prabhu
Shriram, the
seventh
incarnation of
Shri Vishnu.
The 9th day
(Navami) in
the bright
fortnight of
the Hindu
lunar month of
Chaitra is
referred to as
Ramnavami. On
this day, when
the five
planets and
the sun, etc.
were in the
first house of
cancer at noon
along with the
lunar asterism
Pushya,
Ramachandra
was born in
Ayodhya.
Several
temples of
Shriram
celebrate this
festival for
nine days
beginning from
the first day
(pratipada) of
Chaitra.
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