Rama Navami marks the noon birth of Sri Rama in Ayodhya, told in the Bala Kanda of the Valmiki Ramayana. Rama is remembered as Maryada Purushottama — the one whose greatness lay in restraint and in keeping his word.
Source: Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda 18
kausalyājanayad rāmaṃ divyalakṣaṇasaṃyutam
Kausalya gave birth to Rama, endowed with divine marks — the verse recited at noon, the hour of his appearance.
Honoured deity: Sri Rama, the seventh avatara of Vishnu
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