Janaki Temple

BySamiran Nandi

Inside Terai, in Dhanusha district of Janakpur, ancient temples & monasteries preserves deities through arts & crafts, regarded as a religious centre. The capital of Mithila has pilgrimage sites. Sita, the queen of Ram was born and raised here. Each and every square of Janakpur boosts a deity from Ramayana. The town got the name from Janak, the King. The holy sites originating in different stages of history have spread the fame of Janakpurdham.

Complex

A temple dedicated to Sita, an architectural style resembling palaces of India. The temple is also called Naulakh as nine hundred thousand rupees was spent in the construction of Janaki Temple. The sanctum houses idols of Sita & Lord Ram with other deities. Major festivals are hosted here, like Ramnawami, Chhat, & Vivah Panchami. Devotees numbering in hundred of thousands throng at the Janaki Temple for participating in the festivals.

Situated adjacent to the Janaki Mandir are the Vivah Mandap, Dharmashala, Laxman Temple & Ram temple. It takes 10 minutes in a rickshaw to reach Janaki Mandir from Janakpur, Buspark or Ramananda Chowk.

Janakpur Dham

A district rich in terms of cultural and religious heritages. Ancient artistic traditions related to Lord Ram and Sita can be observed here at Janakpur along with paintings of their marriage. The town used to be a land of gods and is currently viewed as a living museum. Every corner of the town hosts a temple, thus imparting its identity as a religious city. Sankatmochan temple, Vivaha Mandap. Ratna Sagar temple, Dulaha temple & Mahadve temple are famous temples of Janakpur.

Janakpur is also characterized by mere presence of sacred ponds. There was around 72 ponds in Janakpur in the time of King Janak, but most of these ponds were encroached due to unmanaged urbanization. With hundreds of rooms, stages, prayer halls, store houses and huge temple adorned with exquisite artistry never fails to astonish the pilgrims. Apart from Janaki Mandir, Ram Mandir, Janak Mandir, Vivaha Mandap, Lazman temple and the Sagar are the holy sites. Fairs are hosted here during Ram Navami. The idols of Ram and Sita are circulated around the town at the procession in Vivaha Panchami. Thousands of pilgrims from around Nepal & India arrive in these processions every year. The religiously important ancient town has spread Nepal’s grandeur around the world.

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