Sri Rama Navami is a Hindu festival celebrated on the birthday of Lord Rama. Rama who is the 7th Avatar of Lord Vishnu was born on Navami day in Ayodhya to King Dasaratha and Queen Kowsalya.
Grand celebrations would take place in many hindu temples especially on Badrachalam, Ayodhya and Rameshwaram which are the special places for Lord Rama.
On this auspicious day, many musical aradhanas would be performed and artists would sing various songs on Lord Rama and offer their prayers to him. Its believed to be good to listen to the Ramayana Story on that day. During my childhood, we used to visit some houses where they decorated Lord Rama. We sang many Thiyagarajar Kritis on Lord Rama and they offered us Panagam, Buttermilk and other homemade prasadams.
We generally make Panagam ( Jaggery water flavoured with cardamom powder, ginger powder and lime juice ) and Buttermilk flavoured with ginger, green chillies, coriander leaves and Hing. Along with that, we can offer some sundal or some other sweet to Lord Rama.
If we closely watch the Prasadams we make for every festival, they were nicely framed by our elders according to the weather conditions prevailed during that festival. Somehow, rama navami falls during summer in India and Buttermilk and Panagam are very suitable during this period. Hats off to our elders.
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Nice info.. hanuman chalisa
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