Ramnavmi Pujan
- Intro
- Samagri
- Procedure
- Benefits
A spring festival of Hindus, Ram Navami is celebrated to mark the birthday of Lord Rama, who is considered the seventh avatar of Lord Vishnu. The festival falls on the ninth day of Shukla Paksha in the Hindu calendar month of Chaitra, which typically falls in the Gregorian months of March or April every year.
Wooden chowki
A piece of new yellow cloth
An idol or photo frame of Lord Rama
Water in a kalash
Turmeric
Sandalwood stick
Kumkum
Uncooked Rice or Akshat
Flowers
Tulsi leaves
Fruits
Kalava
A janeu (sacred thread)
A coconut
Paan and supari
Diya or brass lamp
Oil or ghee and cotton wicks
Incense sticks
Camphor
For Panchamrit: Banana, ghee, curd, honey and raw milk
Begin the puja by offering your salutations to Lord Ganesha.
Invoke Lord Ganesha and then begin Shri Rama’s puja.
Start the rituals by doing a Dhyanam (meditation).
Seek Lord Rama’s blessings and request him to accept your humble offerings.
After Dhyanam, do Avahanam. Pray to Lord Rama with folded hands and then respectfully place the photo frame or idol of Lord Rama on a wooden platform covered with a yellow. This ritual is called Asanam.
Light an oil or ghee lamp.
Follow this by doing Padya. Offer water to the deity’s feet. Subsequently, offer Arghya. Then offer kalava or a piece of fresh cloth, janeu, haldi, chandan, kumkum, flowers, Tulsi leaves and Panchamrit. Chant the Vishnu Sahasranamam. Then offer the incense sticks and the Tamboolam (consisting of coconut with its husk, paan, supari, fruits, bananas and dakshina).
Then perform the aarti to conclude the puja.
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