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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.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
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)
Answers only from cited records
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