Holy Ramayana Month

The Holy Ramayana month of 'Karkitaka' begins on July 17th this year. The Holy book of Ramayana is one of the very old books and is one that is read widely. The month of Ramayana has a great significance in many places in India.

In Kerala, the Malayalam month of Karkidakam is a month of heavy down pour and is considered as a month of scarcity. In this month, the people go for Ayurvedic treatments (sukhachikithsa) in order to rejenuate their body and mind. And equally important is the reading of Ramayana to wash out their sins.

In many of the Hindu families, this tradition is followed now also. In Kerala, 'Adhyathma Ramayanam Kilippattu' written by Sri Thunjathu Ezhuthachan is more popular than the original Valmiki Ramayana.

A pilgrimage to four temples dedicated to Lord Rama  and his three brothers is also done by many people. This is known as 'Nalambala Darshanam'.

Here, we try to present to you with the some of the very useful links referring to the Holy Ramayana Month and the Nalambala Darshanam in Kerala.

A blog post on the visit to the four Holy temples : A visit to the four Holy temples of Triprayara Srirama swamy Temple, Koodalmanikyam Bharatha Temple, Thirumoozhikkulam Lakshmana Swami Temple, and Payammal Shathrughna Swami Temple.

Relevance of Ramayana Month : An article about the Relevance of Ramayana Month by V.N. Gopalakrishnan, Mumbai. In this article, the author discuss about The holy book of Ramayana, Ramayana Month, and the Rama Nama . 

The Month Of Ramayana : A lot of good information about Ramayana and Ramayana Month.

Nalambalam Darshan in Kerala : Visiting Four Temples Dedicated to Lord Rama and his Brothers. Nalambalam Yatra, or the darshan of four temples, is an important pilgrimage done in Kerala in the Karikidakam month, also known as the Ramayana Masam.

Holy Ramayana Month : An article on the holy Ramayana month, and many other information on Ramayana.

Ramayanam Kilippattu Audio : Audio of Thunchath Ezhuthachan Ramayanam Kilippattu.

Complete Adhyatma Ramayanam of Thunchathu Ramanujan Ezhutthassan : An audio book By Dr. A. P. Sukumar.


Ramayana on Mobile Phone : An Indian book on cell phone for the first time. P.R.Harikumar, a selection grade lecturer in the Malayalam Department of Sree Sankara College, Kalady, has fed all the 'kandas' of the Adhyatma Ramayana in Malayalam into his mobile phone. 


Ramayana for children : Telling the story of Rama at this time of the year bears a special significance. Here is the complete story of Ramayana in brief for children.

Bible reading in Ramayana month in Kerala : For the first time, members of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church began to observe the 'month of scarcity' as Bible month in 2010. This means that just as Hindus read the Ramayana during the course of the month to ward off bad days, the Bible will also be read by Orthodox Christians till the month ends.

Astronomical Dating of the Ramayan : An article by By Dr.P.V.Vartak. He tries to date the events of Ramayana like the Shri Rama's Date of Birth, The Date of exile, Hanuman's visit to Lanka, and The Great War started, End of Rama-Ravana War. Ravana killed.

Why do People stop reading valmiki ramayana with pattabisheka in yudda kanda? : Answers to this question are given by many people in the yahoo answers.