Ayodhya is birthplace of Lord Rama and Rama Navami celebrations in Ayodhya are remarkable. Devotees come to Ayodhya from far-flung places. After taking holy dip into river Sarayu Devotees visit Rama temple to participate in birthday celebrations.
The festival is celebrated with much fanfare mostly across north India, particularly in Ayodhya, Lord Ram’s birthplace according to the epic Ramayana. Every year on Ram Navami, a special chariot procession (Rath Yatra) is hosted. In the procession, four people dress up as Ram, Laxman, Sita and Hanuman and adorn the chariot, while hundreds dance and sing hymns in the Lord’s name. Apart from Ayodhya, the festival is widely celebrated in Sitamarhi (Bihar) — Sita’s birthplace and Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) — a place from where Ram began his journey to Lanka, to rescue Sita after being abducted by Ravan.