Rama
Honoured alongside: Sita · Lakshmana · Hanuman
Rama's birth, at midday rather than midnight. Many households worship the whole Ram Darbar — Rama with Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman — rather than Rama alone.
What the puja consists of
- The nine days of Chaitra Navratri lead up to it; many fast on the ninth.
- At noon, the hour of the birth, the cradle is rocked and the infant Rama is bathed and dressed.
- Offer panakam, kosambari and neer mor in the south; in the north, sweets and tulsi.
- Akhand paath or a public recitation of the Ramcharitmanas or Valmiki Ramayana is completed.
- Shobha yatras carry the Ram Darbar through the streets in the evening.
Core chants
Named, not printed — each links to a recording where the catalogue has one.
- Mantra
Shri Rama Jaya Rama Jaya Jaya Ramaश्री राम जय राम जय जय राम
The thirteen-syllable taraka mantra, repeated as japa through the day.
Not in the catalogue yet — ask at your local temple or gurdwara, or learn it from a teacher in your tradition.
- Stotra
Rama Raksha Stotramरामरक्षास्तोत्रम्
Budhakaushika's hymn of protection, recited in the morning.
Not in the catalogue yet — ask at your local temple or gurdwara, or learn it from a teacher in your tradition.
- Kirtan
Raghupati Raghav Raja Ramरघुपति राघव राजा राम
The bhajan sung in community, familiar far beyond temple settings.
- Kirtan
Ram bhajans
Sung through the day and in the evening procession.
- Paath
Ramcharitmanas — Sundarkand or Balkandरामचरितमानस
Tulsidas's telling; Balkand covers the birth, Sundarkand is read for strength.
Not in the catalogue yet — ask at your local temple or gurdwara, or learn it from a teacher in your tradition.
- Paath
Vishnu Sahasranama
Recited where Rama is worshipped as an avatara of Vishnu.
Not in the catalogue yet — ask at your local temple or gurdwara, or learn it from a teacher in your tradition.
It differs where you are. Ayodhya and Sitamarhi hold the largest gatherings; Bhadrachalam in Telangana marks Sita–Rama Kalyanam, the wedding rather than the birth; Maharashtra keeps a Ram Janma kirtan at midday.
This page is editorial context, not religious instruction. Where your family, region or lineage does it differently, that is the version to follow — ask an elder or a teacher in your tradition rather than a website.