munna2009 (Super-Mod! + Sravanthi Love): The occurrence of this syllable in most names used for Rama alongwith other clues is strongly suggestive that the festival Ramnavami antedates the R- ayana and it must have originated much before the Ramayana, as a 'Sun-festival' for invoking the Sun who was recognised as the source of light and heat even in ancient times. The importance of the Sun was much more in the higher latitudes from where the Aryans are supposed to have migrated into India. *09-04-11 - 04:59:45
munna2009 (Super-Mod! + Sravanthi Love): Many royal dynasties potrayed symbols of virility like the Sun, Eagle, Lion etc. as their progenitor. Rama's dynasty considered themselves to have descended from the Sun. This could have led to the tagging on, of Rama's birthday to a festival devoted to the sun. *09-04-11 - 05:02:01
munna2009 (Super-Mod! + Sravanthi Love): There is some link between Lord Rama and Sun Worship. The Sun is considered to be the progenitor of Rama's dynasty which is called the Sun dynasty (Raghukula 0r Raghuvamsa, Raghu means Sun and Kula 0r Vamsa mean familial descendant). Rama is also known as Raghunatha, Raghupati, Raghavendra etc. That all these names begin with the prefix Raghu is also suggestive of some link with Sun-worship. *09-04-11 - 05:03:44
munna2009 (Super-Mod! + Sravanthi Love): The hour chosen for the observance of the lord's birth is that when the sun is overhead and is at its maximum brilliance. Significantly, the ancient Egyptians termed the sun as Amon Ra 0r simply as "Ra". In Latin the syllable Ra is used to connote light. For example, we have Radiance which emission of light, 0r Radium which means any substance emitting light 0r brilliance. The common element is the syllable Ra which in many languages is used to derive words for describing Sun 0r light. *09-04-11 - 05:03:57