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Don’t Miss Doing These Rituals On Sita Navami, For A Happy Married Life

Sita Navami holds great significance, on this auspicious occasion in 2025, try this remedy to bring happiness and harmony to your married life.

Sita Navami 2025: Sita Navami, also known as Sita Jayanti, is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Goddess Sita, the divine consort of Lord Rama. The day holds special significance for married women who observe fasts and offer prayers for the well-being and longevity of their husbands. It is also referred to as Janaki Navami in many parts of India.

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Date And Timing In 2025:

According to the Hindu calendar, Sita Jayanti falls on the Navami Tithi (ninth day) of the Shukla Paksha in the month of Vaishakh. In 2025, Sita Navami will be observed on Monday, May 5.

  • Navami Tithi Begins: 05 May 2025 at 7:35 AM
  • Navami Tithi Ends: 06 May 2025 at 8:38 AM

According to Hindu scriptures, Goddess Sita was born on a Tuesday under the Pushya Nakshatra, while Lord Rama was born a month earlier on Ram Navami, which falls in the month of Chaitra.

Rituals And Celebrations:

On this day, women observe fasts to pray for a harmonious and prosperous married life. The rituals also symbolize the devotion and purity associated with Goddess Sita.

Key Rituals to Followed on Sita Navami:

  • Offer sixteen traditional adornment items (Solah Shringar) to Goddess Sita.
  • Prepare and offer kheer (sweet rice pudding) as a special bhog (offering).
  • Distribute prasadam to young girls (kanyas) as a part of the celebration.
  • Chant the mantra "Om Pativrataya Namah" for marital bliss.
  • Recite the Sita Chalisa and offer red chunari (veil) or red clothes to the deity, believed to help resolve marriage-related issues.
  • Worship Lord Rama and Goddess Sita together, and recite the Janaki Stotra.

For those facing obstacles in marriage, performing puja of Lord Rama and Goddess Lakshmi, offering turmeric knots, and observing fast on this day is considered auspicious.

As Goddess Sita is also known as Bhoomija (daughter of Earth), Bhoomi Pujan (worship of the Earth) holds special importance on this occasion.

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