Shimla, March 26 -- Devotees gathered in large numbers at the historic Ram Mandir in Shimla to celebrate Ram Navami, offering special prayers, participating in yajna rituals, and attending Ram Katha recitations.

Local priest Sukhdev Shastri, while speaking with ANI, explained the spiritual significance of Lord Ram's incarnation.

"God takes incarnations to destroy evil and unrighteousness. Lord Ram is known as Maryada Purushottam, and the main purpose of celebrating Ram Navami is to follow his ideals in life."

He added that the festival reminds people to walk on the path of righteousness and adopt values such as discipline, respect for elders, and devotion to duty. Shastri also noted that continuous recitation of the Ramcharitmanas had ...