Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti -The sage who authored Ramayana
The birth anniversary of Maharishi Valmiki, the author of the famous Hindu epic Ramayana, is celebrated annually as the festival of Valmiki Jayanti. He is known for writing the epic. It occurs on the day of the full moon in the month of Ashwin, which on the Gregorian calendar falls somewhere between the months of September and October. The Hindu calendar specifies this day. In some circles, it is also known as Pragat Diwas. It is well documented that Maharishi Valmiki and Lord Rama lived during the same era and that Lord Rama paid a visit to Maharishi Valmiki's ashram while he was in exile. In addition to this, he gave shelter to Sita after King Rama had banished her from the kingdom of Ayodhya. He did this by rescuing her. Her labour and delivery took place in his ashram, and she gave birth to twins named Lava and Kusha. The great sage became their teacher when they were young and instructed them in the Ramayana, which is comprised of 24,000 verses (known as shlokas) and seven can