evidence: Ram navami celebrates the birth of Rama or Ramachandra. On the ninth day of the first fortnight of Chaitra the birth of Rama is commemorated. The story of Rama was first written by Valmiki in the epic Ramayana. In some parts of India, Ram navami is a nine-day festival, coinciding with the Vasanta Navaratri (see also Navaratri). [...] Though Ram Navami is a major festival for Vaishnavites, it is widely celebrated by worshippers of Shiva, too.