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Sita Samahit Sthal

Bhadohi district, Uttar Pradesh · 25.2406°, 82.3328°

SitaModern
Sacred since
1990 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
completed 1990
Modern

History & significance

A temple completed in 1990 by Sri Prakash Narayan Punj on the road between Prayagraj and Varanasi, marking the spot where tradition holds Sita returned to the earth. Ram Navami is its principal festival.

Sthala katha — the legend

Living at Valmiki's hermitage, Sita is said to have asked the earth to take her back after her sons Luv and Kush seized Rama's Ashvamedha horse and fought his army.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Modern