Nepal, April 6 -- The Ram Nawami festival is being celebrated today by worshipping Lord Shri Ramchandra at various shrines nationwide.

Shri Ramchandra is believed to have been born on the day of Chaitra Shukla Nawami, the son of King Dasharatha and Queen Kausalya Devi of Ayodhya in the Treta Yuga. He is revered by Hindus as the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu.

Theologian and Chairperson of the Nepal Calendar Determination and Development Committee, Prof Dr Ramchandra Gautam, says that one of the important aspects of celebrating Ram Nawami festival is an inspiration for a dignified and disciplined ruler like Ram.

On this occasion, Ramlila is performed in Janakpur, Nepal and Ayodhya in India. Today, men and women from Nepal and India ...