Good
morning/Good afternoon/Good evening my friends, wherever you are! This 11:00pm.
19th April, 2013, Friday in India.
Since
last two weeks, I have been facing so many problems with Internet! I have not able to blog properly in my way!
After changing some system; now I think the problems are solved and hope it
will be alright in future. Let’s hope for good in future!
Friends,
today is Ram Nabami in India. It’s a festival celebrated almost all over in
India. The Ramayana is
one of the two great epics of India (the other being the Mahabharata) and Rama is one of the protagonists of the
tale. Portrayed as the seventh avatar of the God Vishnu. The birthday
of Lord Rama is enthusiastically celebrated on the ninth day of the waxing moon
in the month of Chaitra and the day is called ‘Ram Nabami’.
Sri-Ramnavami is dedicated to the memory of Lord Rama. It
occurs on the ninth day (navami) of Navratre. The festival commemorates the
birth of Rama who is remembered for his righteous reign. Ramrajya (the reign of
Rama) has become synonymous with a period of peace and prosperity. Mahatma
Gandhi also used this term to describe how according to him, India should be
after independence.
Ramnavami
occurs in the month of March. Celebrations begin with a prayer to the Sun early
in the morning. At midday, when Lord Rama is supposed to have been born, a
special prayer is performed. In northern India especially, an event that draws
popular participation is the Ramnavami procession. The main attraction in this
procession is a gaily-decorated chariot in which four persons are dressed up as
Rama, his brother Laxman, his queen Sita and his disciple Hanuman. Several
other persons dressed up in ancient costumes as work by Rama's solders
accompany the chariot. The procession is a gusty affair
with the participants shouting praises echoing the happy days of Rama's reign.
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