Explanation:

particularly important to the Vaishnavism tradition of Hinduism, as the seventh avatar of God Vishnu.[2][3] The festival celebrates the descent of Vishnu as shri Rama avatar, through his birth to King Dasharatha and Queen Kausalya in Ayodhya.[4] The festival is a part of the spring Navratri, and falls on the ninth day of the bright half (Shukla Paksha) in the Hindu calendar month of Chaitra. This typically occurs in the Gregorian months of March or April every year.[5] Rama Navami is an optional government holiday in India.[6]

Rama Navami

Baby Rama (Ram Lalla)

TypeHinduSignificanceBirthday of RamaCelebrationsLast day of Chaitra NavratriObservancesPuja, Vrata (fast), Ramayana Katha recitation, Havan, Dāna (charity), Music FestivalDateNinth day of Chaitra (Chaitra Shukla Paksha Navami)2020 date2 April (THU)[1]2021 date21 April (Wed)[1]FrequencyAnnual

The day is marked by Rama Katha recitals, or READING of Rama stories including the Hindu sacred epic Ramayana. Some Vaishnava Hindus visit a TEMPLE, others pray within their home, and some participate in a bhajan or kirtan with music as a part of puja and aarti.[7] Some devotees mark the event by taking miniature statues of the infant Rama, washing it and clothing it, then placing it in a cradle. Charitable events and community meals are also organized. The festival is an occasion for moral reflection for many Hindus.[2][8] Some mark this day by vrata (fasting).[2][9]

The important celebrations on this day TAKE place at Ayodhya and Sita Samahit Sthal (Uttar Pradesh), Kalaram Temple (Nashik)[10], Sitamarhi (Bihar),[11] Janakpurdham (Nepal), Bhadrachalam (Telangana), Kodandarama Temple, Vontimitta (Andhra Pradesh) and Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu). Rathayatras, the chariot processions, also known as Shobha yatras of Rama, Sita, his brother Lakshmana and Hanuman, are taken out at several places.[2][12][13] In Ayodhya, many take a dip in the sacred river Sarayu and then visit the Rama temple.[4] As per calculations, Rama Navami may actually have been on 10 January 5114 BCE. This is a particularly interesting date, for it helps in establishing the authenticity and historicity of Lord Rama and the events of Ramayana.