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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ram Navami | 19 |
| Rama Navami canonical | 16 |
| Sri Rama Navami | 4 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Rama Navami
ⓘ
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Ram Navami
Rama Navami ⓘ
surface form:
Sri Rama Navami
|
| associatedDeity |
Rama
ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ |
| associatedEpic | Ramayana ⓘ |
| associatedFigure |
Hanuman
ⓘ
Lakshmana ⓘ Sita ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Ayodhya ⓘ |
| calendar | Hindu lunisolar calendar ⓘ |
| celebrates | birth of Rama ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | commemorates birth of Ramayana hero Rama ⓘ |
| fallsIn | Chaitra Navratri period ⓘ |
| fallsOn | ninth day of Chaitra month ⓘ |
| fastingPractice |
day-long fast
ⓘ
partial fast ⓘ |
| festivalType | Vaishnavite festival ⓘ |
| foodTradition |
offering of prasad
ⓘ
preparation of sattvic food ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| honors |
Rama
ⓘ
avatar of Vishnu ⓘ |
| linkedFestival |
Hanuman Jayanti (nearby in calendar in some regions)
ⓘ
Navaratri ⓘ
surface form:
Vasant Navratri
|
| majorCelebrationSite |
Ayodhya
ⓘ
Bhadrachalam ⓘ Rameswaram ⓘ Sitamarhi district ⓘ
surface form:
Sitamarhi
|
| observedBy |
Hindu diaspora
ⓘ
surface form:
Hindus
|
| observedIn |
Fiji
ⓘ
British Guiana ⓘ
surface form:
Guyana
India ⓘ Mauritius ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Suriname ⓘ Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ global Hindu diaspora ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritual |
Rama puja
ⓘ
bhajan and kirtan ⓘ havan or homa ⓘ procession of Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Hanuman idols ⓘ recitation of Ramayana ⓘ Ramcharitmanas ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
| typicalGregorianMonth |
April
ⓘ
March ⓘ |
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Hanuman Jayanti
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Ram Navami
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Janakpur
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Ram Navami
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Janaki Mandir
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Sri Rama Navami
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Chaitra
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