Ram Navami 2023: Date, history, significance and all you need to know

Ram Navami is celebrated in the month of Chaitra, which corresponds to March-April on the Gregorian calendar. This year Ram Navami will be celebrated on March 30.

The Navami tithi will prevail from 9:07 PM on March 29 to 11:30 PM on March 30, as per Panchang. The Madhyanha Muhurat will be from 11:11 AM to 01:40 PM. As per Hindu mythology, it’s believed that Lord Ram was born during Madhyanha (Noon) on Navami tithi.

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The festival of Ram Navami is celebrated with grand events, fairs and processions at temples, especially at Lord Ram temples, across India. On this day many devotees also keep a day-long fast to seek the blessings of Lord Ram. People visit the temples of Lord Ram and take part in grand celebrations. In many places, processions are taken out carrying Lord Ram and Goddess Sita on palanquins.

Ram Navami is a grand festival in the holy city of Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, which is known as the birthplace of Lord Ram. Devotees from across India visit Ayodhya on Ram Navami to be a part of the celebrations. After taking a bath in the river Saryu, devotees visit the Ram temple to worship Ram Lalla, the infant form of Lord Ram and the presiding deity of the temple.