Ram navami 2025: This time the festival of Ram Navami will be celebrated on 6 April, Sunday. The festival of Ramnavami is dedicated to Lord Rama and on this day the ninth form of Goddess Durga is also worshiped. Actually, the festival of Rama Navami is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Rama. Lord Rama is the seventh incarnation of Srihari Vishnu, the followers of the world and people also have unwavering reverence for Lord Rama. Also, this day is considered very good for devotion to Shri Ram.
When is Ram Navami?
According to the Hindu calendar, Lord Rama was born on the Navami date of the Shukla Paksha of Chaitra month, so Ram Navami is celebrated every year on the Navami date of Chaitra month. On this day, Lord Rama was born in the mid afternoon in the Cancer Ascendant and Punarvasu Nakshatra. This year Ram Navami will be celebrated on 6 April 2025, Sunday.
Ram Navami Shubh Muhurta (Ram Navami 2025 Shubh Muhurat)
This time Navami Tithi will start on April 5 at 7.26 pm and the date will conclude on April 6 at 7.22 pm.
Poojan Muhurta of Shri Ram- On April 6, there is a very auspicious time of worship of Lord Rama from 11:10 am to 1:30 pm.
Lord Ram’s relationship with Chaitra Navratri
There are beliefs that Lord Rama was born on the ninth day of Chaitra Navratri. Therefore it is also called Ram Navami. Lord Rama was born in Cancer Ascendant and Punarvasu Nakshatra in the middle afternoon. Therefore, worship of Lord Rama should be done on Ram Navami in the middle of the afternoon.
Ram Navami Pujan Vidhi (Ram Navami Pujan Vidhi)
Wake up early in the morning and take bath on this day. After this, wear clean clothes. After this, clean the temple of the house and prepare for worship. After that take a post, put a yellow clothes on it and install a picture or idol of Lord Rama there. Keep in mind that the picture of Lord Rama should be with the family. After this, bathe the picture or idol of Lord Rama with Ganga water, then apply tilak, offer them intact and offer flowers.
After that, meditate on Lord Rama and after meditating, worship the whole family of Lord Rama. Finally perform the aarti of Lord Rama. After performing the aarti, Shri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram- Do this Vijayamantra kirtan for at least 15 minutes. Then, bow to Lord Rama and offer them fruits or sweets.
After all, why is Lord Rama worshiped in the afternoon
It is believed that Lord Rama was born at exactly 12 o’clock in the afternoon, so worshiping in the afternoon is also considered auspicious.
Ram Navami Katha (Ram Navami Katha)
The story of Shri Ram Navami begins with the king of Lanka ‘Ravana’. People were terrorized under his rule and wanted to get rid of him. Ravana had gained such power from Lord Brahma that he would never be killed by the gods or Yakshas (gods). He was the most powerful. Therefore, due to this terror, all the gods went to Lord Vishnu for help. Thus, Kaushalya, wife of King Dasaratha, gave birth to Lord Rama. Since then, this day is celebrated as Sri Ramanavami. Also, on Chaitra Shukla Navami, Tulsidas started writing Ramcharitmanas.