Shri Rama Navami

Ram Navami is celebrated to honour Lord Vishu as Ram avatar, also known as Maryada Purshottam. He was born in Ayodhya to Kaushalya and Dasrath in Treta Yuga. It describes how the king and his three queens-- Sumitra, Kaikeyi and Kaushalya performed Yagna on the advice of Rishi Vashisth when none of them were able to give birth to the next ruler of Ayodhya. 

After a yagna, they were given kheer blessed by Yajna, Lord of Yagna. The queens conceived soon and gave birth to sons. While Kaushalya gave birth to Rama, Laxman, Bharat and Shatrughan were born to Kaikeyi and Sumitra.

Lord Rama, who was the first in line to the throne, had to step back due to a conspiracy and king Dasrath had to send him for exile up to 14 years. He ruled the kingdom once he came back.

Ram Navami is predominantly celebrated in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Tamil Nadu and Telangana where people come out of their homes to play with sticks. In Odisha, West Bengal and Jharkhand, devotees visit regional Jagannath temples to observe annual 'Rath Yatra'.