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Seethai-ku Ramar Enna Murai Venum?

Happy Rama Navami to everyone celebrating! So first of all, what is Rama Navami? Well, in the Hindu religion, one of the incarnations of Lord Vishnu (the 7th incarnation to be exact) is Shri Rama of Ayodhya. Rama Navami celebrates his birth. Shri Rama is the central character in one of Hinduism's greatest epics; The Ramayana. The Ramayana is broken into 7 Kandam or parts. They are as follows:   Bala Kandam:   the birth and the childhood life of Shri Rama until up to Seetha's wedding to him. Ayodhya Kandam:   the coronation of Shri Rama, his exile and the kingship of Bharata Aranya Kandam : the forest life of Rama, Lakshmana and Seetha until up to Seetha's kidnapping Kishkinda Kandam:   the introduction of Hanuman and the destruction of Vali Sundara Kandam : this is the part that is originally read first, and it details the life of Hanuman until his meeting with Seetha Yuddha Kandam:   this is the part describing the battle, Seetha's purity test, ...