Shimla Ram Temple Hosts Grand Ram Navami Celebrations with Prayers, Yajna, and Bhandara

• Devotees flocked to Shimla's historic Ram Mandir for Ram Navami, engaging in special prayers, yajna, and Ram Katha recitations.
• Priest Sukhdev Shastri highlighted Lord Ram's incarnation to destroy evil and promote righteousness, urging followers to adopt his ideals.
• The festival emphasizes discipline, respect, and devotion to duty, with continuous Ramcharitmanas recitation concluding on Ram Navami.
• Rajiv Sood, president of Shimla Sood Sabha, noted the temple's tradition of starting celebrations from Navratri's first day, inviting Kali Mata.
• The temple, with 160-170 year old idols, saw its current structure installed on June 26, 1988, coinciding auspiciously with June 26, 2026.