Ramjanam Festival is held in the month of chaitra (March-April)
to celebrate the birthday of Lord Rama. The main attraction of this very
popular and religious festival of Nagpur is the Rath yatra - the chariot
procession by taking the idol of Lord Rama from the Shri Ram Temple. The
procession starts with cultural events include skating of youngsters in
traditional dresses, performances of tribal dancers, devotees wearing
masks of different Gods like Ganesh and Hanuman, young boys and girls
wearing traditional clothes and march in front of the chariot. The procession
moves to all the major parts of the city and returns and conclude at the
starting place, i.e at Ram Mandir. People from different parts of the
region gathered on the streets to attend and celebrate the festival with
great enthusiasm and brotherhood.
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