Ram Navmi Festival

As the name suggest, Ram Navmi is dedicated to God Ram. It falls on the ninth day of Navmi. It is generally celebarated by Hindus. The day is celebarated as the birth of Lord Ram, who is remembered for his prosperous and righteous reign. Ram Navmi generally falls in the month of Chaitya.

The public worship starts with morning ablutions, chanting Vedic mantras dedicated to Vishnu, and offering flowers and fruit to the god. People keep a fast throughout the day, breaking it only at midnight with fruit. In some part of Northern India, especially Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. Ram Navmi is a major festival

Devotees of Ram generally adopt fasts, as it is the only easy mean of gaining happiness in the material world and achieving salvation at the same time.

Ram Navmi is falling on APRIL 3,2009.