Ram Navami 2021: Celebrate Lord Rama’s birthday with virtual darshan from famous Maharashtra temples – Check details

New Delhi: The a lot-revered auspicious event of Lord Rama birthday – Ram Navami is being celebrated this yr on April 21. It marks the fruits of the 9-day pageant of Chaitra Navratri and commemorates the delivery of Lord Ram.

The pageant of Ram Navami is widely known with full gusto pan India and likewise by NRI diaspora settled overseas. However, because of the lethal novel coronavirus pandemic outbreak, celebrations this yr are low key. 

In Maharashtra, famous temples corresponding to The Kalaram Temple in Nashik, the Parashuram Temple in Chiplun and the Poddar Ram Temple in Nagpur, normally have a good time Ram Navami will a lot fervour. However, this yr because of the pandemic, the devotees won’t be allowed on the temples, however they will witness the celebrations, Ram Janmotsav at these three temples just about. 

Dedicated to Lord Rama, these temples are believed to be probably the most sacred shrines in Maharashtra. Here’s how one can take virtual darshan from the famous temples of the state on Ram Navami:

Situated inside the Panchvati space, the temple is believed to have been constructed on the identical spot the place Lord Rama lived throughout his exile. The idols of Lord Rama, Sita and Laxman are made from black stone and therefore the title Kalarama. Built round 1788 by Sardar Rangrao Odhekar of the Maratha Empire in session with Sawaee Madhavrao Peshwa, the twelfth Peshwa of the Maratha Empire and within the Hemadpanthi type of structure, it is likely one of the illustrious temples of Lord Ram within the western India.

 The Ram Navami celebration lasts for 3 days beginning from Navami (the ninth day of a lunar fortnight) to Ekadashi (eleventh day after the total moon). The third day from Ram Navami marks the chariot processions of Ram and Garuda raths from Kalaram temple.

Close to the Kalaram Temple is the Sita Gumpha or cave of Mother Sita which is a landmark website and is believed to be the place the place Sita worshipped Lord Shiva throughout their exile.

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According to Indian mythology, Parshuram is Lord Vishnu’s sixth incarnation and it’s believed that Shri Parshuram pushed again all the ocean for himself and is the creator of Konkan. It was constructed round 300 years in the past by Brahmendra Swami (Siddis of Janjira and Peshwa of Pune).  It has an idol of Parashuram in Middle, God Brahma on the best and Lord Shiva on the left. It has a convention of greater than 100 years of Dashavatar play carried out by native villagers.

Ram Navami pageant is widely known on a grand scale at this temple. A particular attraction right here is the Dashavatar play, which is carried out on the event of Chaitra Dussehra. The play options ten incarnations of Vishnu and describes the cycle of human evolution. 

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It is a temple devoted to Lord Shiva and Ram, constructed by Shri Jamnadhar Poddar, who was part of the famous Poddar household of Bissau, Rajasthan, in 1923. Made of marble and sandstone, this magnificent temple displays the tradition of Nagpur.

Every yr on the event of Ram Navami, a grand Shobhayatra (procession) is organised which includes numerous chariots, with individuals from totally different communities and castes collaborating in it.

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It is a well-liked type of theatre with a historical past of eight hundred years. The time period Dashavatar refers back to the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu, the Hindu God of preservation. The ten incarnations are Matsya (fish), Kurma (tortoise), Varaha (boar), Narasimha (lion-man), Vaman (dwarf), Parashuram, Ram, Krishna, Buddha and Kalki. The play relies on costumes and is carried out with none technical props. What makes this play particular are the dialogues and the normal folks songs. 

Small theatre troops comprising native villagers additionally carry out ‘Dashavatar’ in numerous cities. This yr, nevertheless, because of the pandemic they’ve obtained only a few invites to carry out.

Chaitra Navaratri, which started on April 13 this yr, concludes with Rama Navami celebrations on April 21. The prayers of Navaratri are initiated after Ghatasthapana which symbolises Devi Durga. The Goddess is invoked to simply accept honest prayers and humble choices.

You may learn Ramayana and study from Lord Rama’s deeds.

Here’s wishing everybody a really Happy Ram Navami!