Jun 16, 2012

Janakpur in nepal


Janakpur
map of janakpur
Map of Janakpur 
Named after the legendary King Janak, Janakpur was the capital of the ancient Indian Kingdom Mithila, The pleasant town of Janakpur is the birthplace of Sita, daughter of King Janaka and Wife of Lord Rama. Janakpur is charged with a devotional mood and is an interesting holy city to visit.
It was the capital of the ancient state, of Mithila, Janakpur is located 128 Km southeast of Kathmandu. For the most part motorized traffic is banned from the city center and there is almost no tourist hustle. So it is a peaceful place.
Janakpur city is a popular city in the Tarai region (lower part of Nepal having flat Land). Janakpur is also known as Janakpurdham (Dham means a scared region in Nepal). It has a temple named Janaki, which is dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Sita. This region also offers an excellent opportunity for visitors to learn about Mithila culture, and about the people in and around this peaceful region of Nepal.
Janakpur has the Janaki Temple, which is dedicated to Goddess Sita, and also has a Ram and Sita Marriage Mandir, Which is said to have been built in the spot where they performed their marriage rites.
Mithila culture is found in the Tarai region of Nepal, with its own traditions, customs, arts and music. Many Mithila arts and paintings have historical and religious value which are produced by the village women.

Places to see in Janakapur

Janaki Temple
Janakpur has the Janaki Temple (Mandir in Nepali) which is dedicated to Goddess Sita, and also has a Ram and Sita Marriage Mandhir (or also known as Ram and Sita Bibaha Mandhir in Nepali) which is said to have been built in the spot where they got married. Marriage anniversary of Ram and Sita is observed every year here through a festival which is also observed throughout Nepal.
In the Janakpur region, one of such festival is the enactment of the wedding ceremony, decorating temples and monuments, burning of oil-lamps surrounding the temple and other historical sites in the region. Throughout the festival there are dramas in theaters and in open streets re-making the marriage ceremony of Ram and Sita. According to Hindu, Ram and Sita took birth to free the earth from the cruelty and sins of the demon King Ravana (Ravan). To learn more about the Hindu Goddess, see web link at the end of this page.

Rama Mandir
Visit the Rama Mandhir, a pagoda-style temple built in 1882, which is located south-east of the Janaki Mandhir. On the Rama Nawami or also written as Ram Navami festival (the celebration of Lord Ram's Birthday), this temple gets thousands of visitors. Ram Nawami is also called as Chaitay Dashain, and it falls on Chaitra 13 2063 (Nepali Calendar) or April 27 2007 (English Calendar)

Mithila Culture of Janakpur
Mithila culture is found in the Terai region of Nepal such as the Janakpur region and also found all the way upto the Northern Bihar state of India. Legend has it that Janakpur was the capital of Mithila, and the palace of King Janak, Goddess Sita's father. Often Sita is known by many names such as Janaki or Mythili. Mithila culture is rich with its own language known as Maithili, and with its own traditions, customs, arts and music. Many Mithila arts and paintings have historical and religious meanings, such arts are produced by many villagers specifically women's draw paintings having colorful and thought provoking objects such as animals, Gods and Goddess which are painted on the walls of homes using simple colors such as clays and mud

About Ramayan
One of the greatest epics of all time is Ramayan, which is a Hindu story of God Ram and his wife Goddess Sita, their marriage, their struggle, sacrifice, and many facets of life. Ram marries Sita, then has to live for years in isolation from her before returning back to his royal palace. Sita is captured by Demon named Rawan. In the end, Sita disappears under the ground, and she is regarded as the Goddess of the Earth. Sita, the incarnation of the Hindu Goddess Lakshmi, is regarded as the perfect daughter, wife, and mother, and the most beloved diety in Hindu countries like Nepal and India.


Lumbini Development Trust was formed by the Lumbini Development Trust Act 2042 (1985) for the purposes of restoring the Lumbini Garden under the master plan. In the national level LDT was constituted in order to present before the people of the world and commitment of Government of Nepal to project goal and ideal of development of Lumbini.

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