Rama or Ramachandra was a king of Ayodhya in ancient India. In Hinduism, he is considered to be the seventh Avatar of Vishnu and a lila-avatara described in Bhagavata Purana.

Rama is one of the most popular figures and deities in Vaisnavism and its religious scriptures in South and Southeast Asia. The majority of details concerning Rama come from the Ramayana, one of the two great epics of India. Born as the eldest son of Kaushalya and Dasharatha, king of Ayodhya, Rama is referred to within Hinduism as Maryada Purushottama, literally the Perfect Man of Lord of Restrictions. Rama is the husband of Sita, who Hindus consider to be an Avatar of Lakshmi and the embodiment of perfect womanhood.

The Ram Navami Festival honours the birthday of Lord Rama (on the 9th day of bright fortnight of chaitra (March) and is celebrated in great style throughout Nepal. The Janaki mandir of Janakpur Temple is alive from 4am until late at night.

In the elaborately decorated temple vedic rituals and havans (special offerings and mantras to a sacred fire) are performed and leaflets relating to Lord Rama distributed. Discourses on his life and teachings are delivered and loud processions march through the streets.
Devotees chant sacred mantras, read excerpts of the famous Hindu epic the Ramayana, greet each other with "Sri Ram" or "Jai Ram ji ko" and consume only fruit and milk for nine days. It is the time for Hindus to saturate themselves with the gentle and virtuous spirit of Lord Rama.
A sunrise puja (traditional Hindu prayers and offerings) is planned at the temple around the idol of Lord Rama. As Hindu texts depict his birth at exactly 12 noon, the height of celebrations occurs at midday. In the evening the temple hosts a performance of the Ramayana, sung to traditional Indian classical music.

Visit the Rama Mandhir, a pagoda-style temple built in 1882, which is located south-east of the Janaki Mandhir. On the Rama Nawami or also written as Ram Navami festival (the celebration of Lord Ram's Birthday), this temple gets thousands of visitors. Ram Nawami is also called as Chaitay Dashain, and it falls on Chaitra 2 2063 (Nepali Calendar) or April 14 2008 (English Calendar).

For the devotees of Kathmandu and other part of the Nepal there are number of Ram Mandir located in different locations.

Know more about Lord Rama: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rama 

Comments (0) >>

Write comment

Name

Email

Website

Title

Comment

Write the displayed characters

Add Comment