Sita Navami

Sita Navami
Image depicting the manifestation of Sita from the Earth
Also called	Janaki Navami, Sita Jayanti, Janaki Jayanti
Type	Hindu
Observances	Puja, Vrata (fast), recitation of the Ramayana and other versions, Sita Puja
Date	5th May 2025
Frequency	Annual

Sita Navami (Sanskrit: सीतानवमी, romanized: Sītānavamī) is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of the goddess Sita,the princess of Janakpur, the one of the National Hero of Nepal and also one of the most popular deities in Hinduism, an incarnation of the goddess Lakshmi. It is celebrated on the navami (ninth day) of the Shukla Paksha (first lunar fortnight) of the Hindu month of Vaishakha.^[1]