Sri Rama Navami Festival at Bhadrachalam

One of the most important festivals n Andhra Pradesh is the Sri Rama Navami Festival at Bhadrachalam, Bhadrachalam. This festival is celebrated every year for about 10 days to mark the birth anniversary of Lord Rama, the Hindu God during the months of March or April. The unique feature of the Sri Rama Navami Festival at Bhadrachalam, Bhadrachalam is that it has being practiced for about 400 years continuously. This festival is held in Bhadrachalam of the Khammam district of Andhra Pradesh. This Sri Rama Navami Festival at Bhadrachalam in Bhadrachalam attracts as many as 3 lakhs of devotees every year and it is called as a day of festivity for all the 'Ramabhakts' i.e. He devotees of Lord Rama.

Sri Rama Navami Festival at Bhadrachalam is the wedding ceremony between Lord Rama and Sita (his wife) in a grand scale. The commentators play the role of being the relatives of either Rama or Sita and they act out their parts very role. It is very amazing to note that every aspect of human feeling is covered in the role-play. The minute details of human emotions are taken care of by even showing the changing color of Sita's cheeks as she approaches Rama. The grand wedding celebration is surely going to make you gasp in awe as this was the grandeur with which the wedding was celebrated around 400 years ago.