As the nine days of Chaitra Navratri comes to an end, the last day is celebrated as Ram Navami, the auspicious day considered as Lord Ram’s birthday. Lord Ram, the seventh avatar among the Dashavatar of Lord Vishnu was born in the Shukla Paksha on the ninth day in the month of Chaitra. Ram Navami is also called as ‘Chaitra Masa Suklapaksha Navami’ marking the end of the spring Navratri.
History Behind Ramnavmi:
The life story of Rama was described in Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki. In the book, Rama was described as a righteous person who never lied and gave justice to all. It is this quality of righteousness that gave king Rama a lead position among all the kings of the Ikshvaku dynasty. Rama later married Sita who was the incarnation of goddess Lakshmi on earth. The subsequent abduction of Sita by Ravana, the king of Lanka led to the invasion and ultimate destruction of the island kingdom. After returning to Ayodhya, Rama became the king and ruled it well till his death. According to the legend people were very happy during his rule and his term as a king is idealized with the term 'Rama Rajya'. People in India still consider the time under a good government to be 'Rama Rajya'. All these unique characteristics of Lord Rama give Navami a unique position as one of leading festivals of India.