Season and observance dates: October to March; Ram Navami and Vivaha Panchami are the main observance dates.
The stops below are in the order in which they are traditionally visited.
The stops
#
Stop
Region
Observance and notes
1
Ayodhya
Uttar Pradesh
Ram Navami (Chaitra Shukla Navami) is the principal observance here.
2
Sitamarhi
Bihar
Associated in local tradition with Sita's birth; Sita Navami (Vaishakha Shukla Navami) is observed.
3
Janakpur
Madhesh
Janaki Mandir marks the place associated in Ramayana tradition with Sita, and is the centre of the Mithila pilgrimage. Vivaha Panchami (Margashirsha Shukla Panchami) marks the marriage of Rama and Sita. Allow about 60 min.
4
Sringverpur
Uttar Pradesh
Remembered as the crossing of the Ganga with Nishadraj Guha.
5
Prayagraj
Uttar Pradesh
Bharadwaja ashrama tradition; Magha Mela and Kumbha observances fall here.
6
Chitrakoot
Madhya Pradesh
Amavasya observance and Deepawali at Kamadgiri draw pilgrims.
7
Panchavati, Nashik
Maharashtra
Godavari ghats; the Simhastha Kumbha is observed at Nashik.
8
Kishkindha, Hampi
Karnataka
Associated with Sugriva and Hanuman; Hanuman Jayanti observed at Anjanadri.
9
Rameswaram
Tamil Nadu
Ramanathaswamy at Rameswaram is both a Jyotirlinga and one of the Char Dham, and is known for its long pillared corridors and sacred water tanks. Maha Shivaratri and the Ramanathaswamy temple observances. Allow about 150 min.