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Ram Navami is a popular Hindu festival. It is celebrated on the ninth day (Navami) of the Chaitra month of Hindu lunar year in ‘Shukla paksha’ or waxing moon. This festival is celebrated in order to commemorate the birth of Marayada Purshottam Ram, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. This day also known as Sri Rama Navami, marks the end of …

Ram Navami Bhajans: Popular Lord Rama Devotional Bhajans – Ram Navami is celebrated with immense joy and fervor by all the Ram devotees throughout the world. Despite being one of the most ancient festivals in the world, Ram Navami does not involve extreme intricate rituals and traditions. Though, it is made a highly vibrant and gusto affair by the Ram …

Ram chalisa is a usual practice in Hindu houses, where Shri Rama is regarded as the main deity. Especially after the puja or after the recitation of Ramayana or Ramcharitmanasa, the chalisa is performed at the end, along with the Ram Aarti. It is believed that reading or even listening to Ram Chalisa daily liberates a person from the sins …

Aarti refer to the song sung in praise of the deity. Aarti is performed and sung to develop the highest love for God. “Aa” means “towards or to”, and “rati” means “right or virtue” in Sanskrit language. In the other words, it is a song praising the virtues of the deity. Aarti is generally performed at the end of a …

The birth anniversary of Lord Rama, which is known as Ram Navami, is celebrated in the month of Chaitra usually falling in March or April according to the Hindu calendar. The nine-day celebration during the bright fortnight of Chaitra month marks the birth day of Lord Rama. Ram is considered to be the human incarnation of Lord Vishnu, the preserver of …

शिवपुराण के अनुसार सृष्टि के निर्माण के समय महाशिवरात्रि की मध्यरात्रि में शिव का रूद्र रूप प्रकट हुआ था। महाशिवरात्रि के विषय में मान्यता है कि इस दिन भगवान भोलेनाथ का अंश प्रत्येक शिवलिंग में पूरे दिन और रात मौजूद रहता है। इस दिन शिव जी की उपासना और पूजा करने से शिव जी जल्दी प्रसन्न होते हैं। हिन्दुओं के …