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Coronation of Lord Ram and Sita as King and Queen of Ayodhya
The
coronation also known as Rama Pattabhisekham of
Rama and
Sita as
king and
queen of
Ayodhya and
Kosala Kingdom took place around 6000
BCE in the ancient palace of
Ayodhya during the
Treta Yuga era. The coronation of lord
Rama is a significant event that is mentioned towards the end of the Yuddha Kāṇḍa chapter in the Ramayana it is also believed that in modern-day the coronation day is also celebrated as
Diwali by many
Hindu people.[1]
Background
The initial plan of the former king
Dasharatha to abdicate his throne to
Rama (avatar of lord
Vishnu) when he first got married to
Sita (avatar of goddess
Lakshmi) and returned to
Ayodhya as a newly wed bride and groom. However queen
Kaikeyi was brainwashed by her maid
Manthara to stop Rama from becoming king. Kaikeyi later revoked 2 boons that the king awarded her during a battle field and one of the boons being that Rama alongside his wife Sita should be banished from Ayodhya and be sent to
exile in the forest for 14 years before being able to return to Ayodhya once again.
14 years later, after saving his wife from the demon king
Ravana in
Lanka and completing his 14-year period of exile he returns to Ayodhya were sage
Vasishtha arranges the coronation of Rama to execute.[2]
Celebrations
It is believed that the night prior the coronation there were massive celebrations such as dancing, lighting
Diya and chanting the upcoming kings name repeatedly by the citizens of
Ayodhya.
It was believed the whole palace was dazzling in bright lights and flower petals being scattered across the palace in celebration.
Coronation
It is believed that on the early hours of the coronation, Rama was given a Pattabhisekham bath which is a bath given to a king on his coronation day. It was also believed that Rama was adorned with long masculine gold jewellery and wealthy looking
Raja (king) attire and Sita adorned vibrant and wealthy looking necklaces and long earrings, bangles and rings filled with gems and wearing a red/pink
saree.
Both Rama and Sita walked down the palace first receiving blessings from their ancestors and former kings of
Ayodhya shrines before heading to the throne where they will be crowned. After receiving the prayers Rama and Sita walked down the royal court and sat down on the royal throne awaiting Vasishtha to conduct the crowning ceremony.
Sage
Vasishtha arranged 2 gold crowns for Rama and Sita, he first took the kings crown and placed it on Rama's head and later taking the queens crown which was created for Sita and placing it on her head later declaring them King and Queen of Ayodhya. Citizens around the kingdom were chanting the holy saying Jai Siya Ram in happiness of the new king being crowned.
Arya, Ravi Prakash (ed.).Ramayana of Valmiki: Sanskrit Text and English Translation. (English translation according to M. N. Dutt, introduction by Dr. Ramashraya Sharma, 4-volume set) Parimal Publications: Delhi, 1998,
ISBN81-7110-156-9