7 Things You Should Include in Your Ram Navami Celebrations

Ram Navami is celebrated in Chaitra on the ninth day of Shukla Paksha according to Lunar or Hindu calendar. This festival marks the birth of Lord Ram in Ayodhya, who is the incarnation of Lord Vishnu.

This year, it will fall on the 2^nd of April in 2020 and the best time to follow rituals will be from 11:28am – 1:56pm as calculated using online panchang.

On Ram Navmi, Lord Ram is worshipped for his ideologies, moral and ethical values, and fulfilling his righteous obligations in every relationship. Ra stands for ‘light’ and Ma for ‘within.’ Therefore, Rama means the ‘light within.’  

Lord Ram is not only worshipped in India, but also in many other South and Southeast Asian countries. This festival is observed in many ways by households in India. Following these rituals is also beneficial for Vastu and you must consider incorporating them. These suggestions are not only for Vastu perks but also for the 'Rama’ (light within) in you.

Here are the 7 Things You Should Include in Your Ram Navami Celebrations:

·         Clean your house and give away unusable things to you to needy. Clean and uncluttered places according to Vastu attract positivity and prosperity. As Lord Rama is generous and kind, distributing your extra-unrequired objects will make you follow the path shown by him to humankind.

·         Decorate the front door of your house with festoons of marigold and Ashoka leaves to remove negativity and Vastu Dosha. In this relation, give up hate and krodha for others to remove toxic and purify the self. Let 'light within' shine bright.

·         Make rangoli at the entrance of the house as an invitation to Lord Rama to come to your house and shower his blessings. Invite Lord Rama by following the path of dharma and imbibe morals and ethics in your actions. He will surely bless you for following the righteous path and be your guiding light.

·         The rituals for the day include Kalash Sthapana and Panchang Sthapana. Panchang Sthapana includes Gauri-Ganesh, Punyavachan, Shodash Matrika, Navgraha, and Sarvotabhadra. Swasti Vancha, Sankalpa, 64-Yogini Pooja, and Shetrapal Pooja are also part of Ram Navami rituals. Ram Raksha Strota, Navgrah Pooja, Ganesha Pujan, and Ram-Sita Pujan are performed by chanting mantras and japas. These not only please the god but purify one within, bringing peace and tranquillity and evoking body chakra.

·         Bhajans or kirtans are sung to praise Lord Rama and remind people of his good deeds and mercy. Sundarkand and Shrimad Bhagavatam are also recited on this day. From this, we should learn to appreciate and help others to make the world a better place to live in.

·         You may observe fast this day as devotion to the god. When fasting, you give time to your body to relax and heal and you may start with living a healthy lifestyle this Ram Navami.

Ram Navami is not meant for households and temples only, but for offices too. Consult an office Vastu consultant in Delhi to know how to enhance business success and growth on Ram Navami. This Ram Navami, pledge to enhance the light within like that of Lord Rama and focus on social welfare and self-wellbeing.