Rama Navami Puja
Apr. 12, 2011
The twelve-day recital of Ramayan Parayan was concluded with Sita-Rama Kalyanam (celestial marriage) at Chinmaya Saaket. (Click here to see photos). This event has been a tradition at CM D/FW and over a hundred people participated in the ceremony. Yajmans (hosts) representing Lord Shri Rama and Goddess Sita Devi performed the wedding. It included the invocation prayers, union of the royal lineages (Shri Rama’s Surya vamsha – Sun dynasty; Sita Devi’s Chandra vamsha – Moon dynasty); praising glories of the divine bride and groom, Jaimala (exchange of garlands), Kanyadaan (bride is given to the groom), tying the sacred mangal sutra, Mangalashtaka (poem composed specially for the occasion), and pouring of rice over each other. Devotees who participate in the Sita-Rama Kalyanam event are assured that their children and future generations will be just like Shri Rama and Goddess Sita Devi! Needless to say, Sanatana Dharma thus sustained will continue to flourish.
