Central to Hindu theology is the concept of divinities returning again and again in different forms or Avatars. Rama or Ram is the seventh avatar of Vishnu. Today April 21th 2021 or the ninth day of Chaitra Navratri is celebrated as Ram Navami or birthday of Hindu God Rama. Some devotees mark the event by taking miniature statues of the infant Rama, washing it and clothing it, then placing it in a cradle. Charitable events and community meals are also organized. The festival is an occasion for moral reflection for many Hindus.
Rama is, in the words of the sage Valmiki, 'sab ke priya sab ke hitkari' (beloved of all and loved by all). He is benevolence incarnate, chivalrous and valorous but always gentle and caring, compassionate towards the weak and the vulnerable, and magnanimous towards the enemy even when he chastises them for what is wrong. Rama legends are also found in the texts of Jainism and Buddhism, though he is sometimes called Pauma or Padma in these texts, and their details vary significantly from the Hindu versions.
In some Hindu texts, Rama is stated to have lived in the Treta Yuga that their authors estimate existed before about 5,000 BCE. A few other researchers place Rama to have more plausibly lived around 1250 BCE, based on regnal lists of Kuru and Vrishni leaders. The composition of Rama's epic story, the Ramayana, in its current form is usually dated between 7th and 4th century BCE.
Rama iconography shares elements of Vishnu avatars, but has several distinctive elements. It never has more than two hands, he holds (or has nearby) a bana (arrow) in his right hand, while he holds the dhanus (bow) in his left.
As a person, Rama personifies the characteristics of an ideal person (purushottama). He had within him all the desirable virtues that any individual would seek to aspire, and he fulfils all his moral obligations. Rama is considered a maryada purushottama or the best of upholders of Dharma.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rama
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rama_Navami

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