Today Sri Rama Navami...
Today Uttaraayana, Vasantha Ruthu, Chaithra maasam, Sukla paksha, Navami thithi, known as Sri Raama Navami , the day Lord Sri Rama was born as the eldest son of King Dasaratha and his prime queen Kausalya Devi at Ayodhya on the banks of sacred river Sarayu. Ayodhya the place where Lord Sri Rama was born and from where He ruled this world for more than 13000 years is held in high esteem as one of the seven most sacred places known as Saptha Puri in the Indian Sub-continent. Other six such places are Mathura; Kaasi; Kanchi; Avantika (Ujjain); Puri (Jagannathapuri); and Dwaaraka. These seven places are said to be the most holy and religious places attached with great spiritual significance that leads one towards salvation. It was seventh among the Dasavatharas of Lord Maha Vishnu that took place in the 24 th Tretha Yuga of the current Vaivasvatha Manvanthara. Lord Vishnu Himself took the form of Lord Sri Raama along with His consort Goddess Lakshmi Devi as Si...