Sita Navami, also called Janaki Jayanti, marks Sita's appearance from the furrow of the earth as King Janaka ploughed the field of a yajna. Her steadiness through exile, abduction and rejection is the Ramayana's quieter centre.
Source: Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda 66
sītā bhūmes talāt utthitā
Janaka recounts finding her risen from the earth while ploughing — daughter of the earth, and named for the furrow itself.
Honoured deity: Devi Sita (Janaki), Lakshmi incarnate
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