Rama Navami (Devanāgarī: राम नवमी) also known as Sri Rama Navami (IAST SriRāma-navamī) is aHindu festival, celebrating the birth of Lord Rama to King Dasharatha and Queen Kausalya of Ayodhya. Rama is the 7th incarnation of the Dashavatara of Vishnu. The festival falls in the Shukla Paksha on the Navami, ninth day of the Chaitra month of Hindu calendar. Thus it is also known as Chaitra Masa Suklapaksha Navami, and marks the end of nine-day Chaitra-Navratri celebrations.

At some places the festival lasts the whole nine days of the Navratras, thus the period is called ‘Sri Rama Navratra’. It is marked by continuous recitals, Akhand Paath, mostly of the Ramacharitamanas, organized several days in advance to culminate on this day, with elaborate bhajan, kirtan and distribution ofprasad after the puja and aarti. Images of infant form of Sri Rama are placed on cradles and rocked by devotees. Since Rama is the 7th incarnation of Vishnu having born at noon, temples and family shrines are elaborately decorated and traditional prayers are chanted together by the family in the morning. Also, at temples special havans are organized, along with Vedic chanting of Vedic mantras and offerings of fruits and flowers. Many followers mark this day by Vrata (fasting) through the day followed by feasting in the evening, or at the culmination of celebrations.In South India, the day is also celebrated as the wedding anniversary of Sri Rama and his consort Sita. Sitarama Kalyanam, the ceremonial wedding ceremony of the celestial couple is held at temples throughout the region, with great fanfare and accompanied by group chanting of name of Rama, (Rama nama smaranam).

The important celebrations on this day take place at Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh), Bhadrachalam (Andhra Pradesh) and Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu), thronged by thousands of devotees. Rathayatras, the chariot processions, also known as Shobha yatras of Rama, Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman, are taken out at several places, including Ayodhya where thousands of people take a dip in the sacred river Sarayu.

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Dipavali is basically a Sanskrit language word. Dipa means lamps (Its not an electrical lamp, it is made up of sand clay in which oil is poured and in which cotton is dipped into it and lighted), and avali means Rows. Thus both forms Dipavali, meaning rows of lamps.

Dipavali is celebrated in the happiness of return of Ram, son of Ayodhya king Dasarath after completing 14 years of exile (Vanvas) in wild forests and victory over Ravana. On this day whole country celebrates Dipavali by lightening houses with clay pots.

Now a days people are forgetting the reason for Dipavali Celebrations, the youngers are not grasping this knowledge which is a very very important to know, how evil was defeated and good won. Now a days people burn crackers and enjoy seeing it but it is nothing but creation of pollution and waste of wealth. The good way to celebrate is rows of lightening, new clothes, and sweets.

If really people wants to enjoy crackers, one way is all should gather at some big open place and enjoy the crackers for sometime. This will make decrease in pollution very highly, increases relation ship as all meets at one place and also saves wealth which can be used for some better use.

Happy Dipavali to all, celebrate Dipavali without cracker.