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Janakpur, Madhesh · 26.7288°, 85.9266°
A white marble-and-stucco palace-temple of sixty rooms in the heart of Mithila — the grandest monument of the Maithili world, marking Sita's birthplace city. Vivaha Panchami re-enacts Rama and Sita's wedding each winter, when baraat processions arrive from Ayodhya itself, binding the two nations' sacred geography.
King Janaka, ploughing the ritual field, turned up a golden casket bearing the infant Sita — earth's own daughter; where his plough struck is shown at nearby Sitamarhi and Punaura, and Janakpur keeps her dowry-city memory alive in Mithila art on every wall.
Janakpur lies about 390 km from Kathmandu, roughly a ten-hour drive, and buses for the city leave from the Central Bus Station at Gongabu in Kathmandu. There is also a 40-minute flight from Kathmandu. The temple stands within Janakpur itself.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-26 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Modern (Tikamgarh patronage)