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.

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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
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)
Vasant Navratri
majorCelebrationSite Ayodhya
Bhadrachalam
Rameswaram
Sitamarhi
observedBy Hindus
observedIn Fiji
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
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

Referenced by (7)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Rama Navami ("Ram Navami")
Rama Navami ("Sri Rama Navami")
alsoKnownAs
Ayodhya ("Ram Navami")
Hinduism
hasFestival
Ramayana
associatedFestival
Bhadrachalam ("Sri Rama Navami")
festivalCelebrated
Nashik ("Ram Navami")
religiousFestival

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