About this Festival

Ram Navami celebrates the birth of Lord Rama, the seventh avatar of Vishnu, on the ninth day (Navami) of Chaitra month. Temples are decorated, prayers are offered, and the Ramayana is read. Processions carrying images of Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, and Hanuman are taken out.

Quick Facts

Type

Major Hindu Festival

Sanskrit Name

राम नवमी

Date (2025)

Sunday, 6 April 2025

Observed in

Pan-India