Janaki Mandir, Sitamarhiजानकी मंदिर सीतामढ़ी
The town shrine on Sita's traditional birthplace, packed at Ram Navami and Vivah Panchami.
See what is open on your dateOpen in Google MapsWhereSitamarhi, Bihar
Mithila
Mithila
Kind of placeTemples & Shrines, Pilgrimage Routes
Best time to visit15 October to 15 March and 25 March to 15 April and 20 November to 10 December
Good seasonsPost-monsoon (October to November), Winter (December to February)
DifficultyEasy
Time needed2 hrs
Base and nearbySitamarhi town, Sitamarhi
EntryFree
About Janaki Mandir, Sitamarhi
Sitamarhi takes its name from the tradition that Sita was born here, rising from the furrow when King Janak ploughed the field, and this temple in the town marks the spot with the Urvija Kund beside it. The building is about a century old and plain; the pull is the story and the crowds at Ram Navami and Vivah Panchami, when the wedding of Ram and Sita is celebrated across Mithila and Janakpur.
What to see and do
- The Janaki Sthan shrine
- Urvija Kund
- Ram Navami fair
- Vivah Panchami celebrations
- Janakpur in Nepal, two hours north
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More places in Sitamarhi
- Bagahi MathSitamarhi, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesA working Vaishnav monastery of 108 rooms outside Sitamarhi.
- Haleshwar SthanSitamarhi, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesA Shiva shrine tied to the Videha king’s yagya, on the edge of Sitamarhi.
- Punaura DhamSitamarhi, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesThe second of Sitamarhi's two Sita birthplace shrines, with its tank and a big new temple rising.
- Panth PakarSitamarhi, Bihar · Pilgrimage RoutesThe old banyan where Sita's wedding palanquin is said to have rested on the road to Ayodhya.
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