About Sita Navami
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Sita Navami is celebrated as birth anniversary of Goddess Sita. This day is also known as Sita Jayanti. Married women keep fast on Sita Navami day and pray to seek long lives of their husbands. Sita Jayanti is celebrated on Navami Tithi during Shukla Paksha of Vaishakha month. It is believed that Goddess Sita was born on Tuesday in Pushya Nakshatra. Goddess Sita was married to Lord Rama who was also born on Navami Tithi during Shukla Paksha of Chaitra month. On Hindu calendar Sita Jayanti falls after one month of Rama Navami. Mata Sita is also known as Janaki as she was the adopted daughter of King Janaka of Mithila. Hence this day is also known as Janaki Navami. According to Hindu mythology, when King Janaka was ploughing the land to conduct a Yajna he found a baby girl in the Golden casket. The Golden casket was found inside the field while ploughing the land. A ploughed land is called Sita hence King Janaka named the baby girl as Sita.
Deities & divine forms
The birth story of Goddess Sita has been described. This story is recited and listened to on the auspicious occasion of Sita Navami. Therefore, it is known as the Sita Navami Vrat Katha. In Hindu scriptures, Goddess Sita is described as an incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi. According to the North Indian lunar calendar, Janaki Jayanti falls on Krishna Paksha Ashtami in the month of Phalguna. In Gujarat, Maharashtra and South Indian states, Janaki Jayanti is celebrated in the month of Magha according to the Amant lunar calendar. A detailed description is given including the birth, family, iconography, etc. of Goddess Sita. Goddess Sita is one of the major Goddesses of Hinduism. According to Hindu beliefs, Goddess Lakshmi incarnated as Goddess Sita to become the consort of Lord Rama.
How to celebrate Sita Navami 2026
Sita Jayanti is celebrated on Navami Tithi during Shukla Paksha of Vaishakha month. It is believed that Goddess Sita was born on Tuesday in Pushya Nakshatra. Goddess Sita was married to Lord Rama who was also born on Navami Tithi during Shukla Paksha of Chaitra month. On Hindu calendar Sita Jayanti falls after one month of Rama Navami. Mata Sita is also known as Janaki as she was the adopted daughter of King Janaka of Mithila. Hence this day is also known as Janaki Navami. According to Hindu mythology, when King Janaka was ploughing the land to conduct a Yajna he found a baby girl in the Golden casket. The Golden casket was found inside the field while ploughing the land. A ploughed land is called Sita hence King Janaka named the baby girl as Sita. The birth story of Goddess Sita has been described. This story is recited and listened to on the auspicious occasion of Sita Navami. Therefore, it is known as the Sita Navami Vrat Katha. In Hindu scriptures, Goddess Sita is described as an incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi.
Sita Navami 2026 — FAQs
Sita Navami for Diu, Daman and Diu, India is observed on 2026-04-25.
Sita Navami is celebrated as birth anniversary of Goddess Sita. This day is also known as Sita Jayanti. Married women keep fast on Sita Navami day and pray to seek long lives of their husbands.
