Valmiki Jayanti is celebrated across India on the birth anniversary of the famous sage Maharishi Valmiki, who composed the epic, Ramayana in Sanskrit. On this day, followers of the Valmiki sect carry out Shobha Yatras or processions and sing devotional songs and bhajan.
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Valmiki, also known as Lal Beg or Bala Shah, is celebrated as the harbinger-poet in Sanskrit literature.
The epic Ramayana, dated variously from the 5th century BCE to first century BCE, is attributed to him, based on the attribution in the text itself.
He is revered as Ādi Kavi, the first poet, author of Ramayana, the first epic poem.
The Balmiki sect of Hinduism reveres Valmiki as a patron saint, with a plethora of temples dedicated to him.
