Rama Navami
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Rama Navami is a major Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Rama, an avatar of Vishnu and hero of the epic Ramayana.
Aliases (2)
- Ram Navami ×3
- Sri Rama Navami ×2
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
→
religious observance → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ram Navami
→
Sri Rama Navami → |
| associatedDeity |
Rama
→
Vishnu → |
| associatedEpic |
Ramayana
→
|
| associatedFigure |
Hanuman
→
Lakshmana → Sita → |
| associatedPlace |
Ayodhya
→
|
| calendar |
Hindu lunisolar calendar
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|
| celebrates |
birth of Rama
→
|
| culturalSignificance |
commemorates birth of Ramayana hero Rama
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|
| fallsIn |
Chaitra Navratri period
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|
| fallsOn |
ninth day of Chaitra month
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|
| fastingPractice |
day-long fast
→
partial fast → |
| festivalType |
Vaishnavite festival
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|
| foodTradition |
offering of prasad
→
preparation of sattvic food → |
| frequency |
annual
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|
| honors |
Rama
→
avatar of Vishnu → |
| linkedFestival |
Hanuman Jayanti (nearby in calendar in some regions)
→
Vasant Navratri → |
| majorCelebrationSite |
Ayodhya
→
Bhadrachalam → Rameswaram → Sitamarhi → |
| observedBy |
Hindus
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|
| observedIn |
Fiji
→
Guyana → India → Mauritius → Nepal → Suriname → Trinidad and Tobago → global Hindu diaspora → |
| religion |
Hinduism
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|
| ritual |
Rama puja
→
bhajan and kirtan → havan or homa → procession of Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Hanuman idols → recitation of Ramayana → recitation of Ramcharitmanas → visiting Rama temples → |
| theme |
devotion to Vishnu
→
ideal kingship of Rama → victory of dharma → |
| timeOfDaySignificance |
noon as believed birth time of Rama
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|
| typicalGregorianMonth |
April
→
March → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Rama Navami
("Ram Navami")
→
Rama Navami ("Sri Rama Navami") → |
alsoKnownAs |
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Ayodhya
("Ram Navami")
→
Hinduism → |
hasFestival |
|
Ramayana
→
|
associatedFestival |
|
Bhadrachalam
("Sri Rama Navami")
→
|
festivalCelebrated |
|
Nashik
("Ram Navami")
→
|
religiousFestival |