Navami is the Sanskrit word for "nine", and is the ninth day in the lunar fortnight (Paksha) of the Hindu calendar. Each month has two Navami days, being the ninth day of the "bright" (Shukla) and of the "dark" (Krishna) fortnights respectively.[1] Thus Navami occurs on the ninth and the twenty-fourth day of each month.
FestivalsEdit
- Sri Rama Navami is a Hindu festival, celebrating of the birth of Sri Rama. It is celebrated on Navami of Shukla Paksha of Chaitra month.
- Sita Navami is a Hindu festival, celebrating the birth of Devi Sita. It is celebrated on Navami of Shukla Paksha of Vaishakh month.[2]
- Swaminarayan Jayanti is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Swaminarayan. It is celebrated in Chaitra month on the ninth day which actually falls onto Sri Rama Navami.
- Maha navami (the Great Ninth Day) is part of Navaratri celebrations. Sharad Navaratri is the most important of the Navratris, and is celebrated during Sharad Ritu. Ayudha Puja or Astra Puja is an integral part of the Dasara festival, a Hindu festival which is traditionally celebrated in India. In simple terms, it means “Worship of Implements”.
EventsEdit
Hindu saint Sri Guru Raghavendra Swami was born on Phalguna Sukla Navami, when the moon was in Mrigashīrsha Nakshatra, in 1595 AD and advocated Sri Madhvacharya's Dvaita philosophy.
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Manish Verma (2013). Fasts and Festivals of India. New Delhi: Diamond Pocket Books. p. 10. ISBN 9788171820764.
- ^ "Sita Navami 2022: History, significance and puja muhurat". DNA India. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
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