Sitamarhi (सीतामढ़ी)_ The Holy Place of Hindu

Sitamarhi (सीतामढ़ी)

Sitamarhi district was carved out of Muzaffarpur district on 11 December 1972. It is located in the northern part of Bihar. Its principal quarter is located at Dumra, five kilometers south of Sitamarhi. The district headquarters was shifted here after the city of Sitamarhi was destroyed in the worst earthquake in January 1934. Sitamarhi, city, north-western Bihar state, northeast India, it lies on the western bank of the Lakhandai River in the fertile central Ganges (Ganges) plain.

Mata Janki ki Janam Asthali

Sitamarhi is the birthplace of Sita, the wife of Lord Rama. Nepal border in the north, Muzaffarpur in the south, Champaran and Shehar in the west and Darbhanga and Madhubani in the east, Sitamarhi is a city of great historical importance and have a large number of modern tourist attractions. Rivers like Bagmati, Aghwara, Lakhandei and Manusmara flow through Sitamarhi district and the northern part of Sitamarhi district lies in the foothills of the Himalayas. The place has moderate climate and is rich in alluvial soil. Sitamarhi is full of religious, historical and modern tourist attractions.

Bagahi_Math

According to mythology, Mata Sita was born in a pottery in Sitamarhi district. Janaki Temple at Sitamarhi, Punaura, Dekuli, Janeshwar Temple, Bagi Math, Goraul Sharif, Shukeshwar Sthan, Bodhayana-sar and Janaki Temple at Sabagachi Sasoula are the places where you should visit Sitamarhi. Sitamarhi has a rich culture of folk arts, dance and music. It is famous for its lac bangles and the world famous Madhubani paintings are painted at many places in this district.

Sitamarhi is a station on the North East Railway and is connected by roads along the nearby Nepal border. It is a trading center in rice, wood, oilseeds and skins. A large Ramanavami fair celebrating the birth of Lord Rama is held in the spring with the trade of pottery, spices, brass utensils and cotton cloth. An animal fair held at Sitamarhi is the largest in the state of Bihar. The city is sacred as the birthplace of Sita (also known as Janaki), the wife of Rama. According to Hindu mythology, Sita was born from an earthen pot while her father, King Janaka, was plowing nearby fields, praying for rain. It is claimed that the king built a tank (reservoir) at the place of meeting Sita. Sitamarhi has a pond and a temple dedicated to Sita, as well as Hanuman, Mahadevi and Ganesh.

Agriculture is the major occupation of the surrounding area, and rice, wheat, millet (pearl millet), pulses (legumes), maize (maize), sugarcane, and oilseeds are grown. Local industries produce cotton textiles, restricted leather, ground rice, hydrogenated vegetable oil, wood carving and metal utensils.

Janaki Temple

Over time, the land had moved into a forest until about 500 years ago, when a Hindu ascetic named Birbal Das discovered the place where Sita was born with divine inspiration. He came down from Ayodhya and cleared the forest. He found the paintings installed by King Janak, built the temple there and started worshiping Janaki or Sita. The Janaki temple is apparently modern and only 100 years old. The city does not have remains of archaeological interest

Sitamarhi is a city and the district headquarters of Sitamarhi district in the Mithila region of Bihar, India and is a part of the Tirhut department. Bihar government declared Sitamarhi as a municipal corporation on 8 April 2020. Sitamarhi is considered by many to be the birthplace of Sita, the main character of the epic Ramayana; a temple dedicated to Sita, Panchaura Dham is located in Sitamarhi. A rock-cut sanctuary of the great Mauryan period is found near Sitamarhi.

In 1875, Sitamarhi sub-district was created within the Muzaffarpur district. Sitamarhi was separated from Muzaffarpur district and became a separate district on 11 December 1972. It is located in the northern part of Bihar. The district headquarters is located at Dumra, five kilometres south of the Sita temple.

Rama Navami is a spring festival in Dumra, which is widely held to mark the occasion. The Janaki temple also hosts the marriage ceremony of Lord Rama and Sita Mata every year. Sama Chakewa is a major winter festival dedicated to celebrating brother-sister relationships. It is a major cultural event with wedding ceremonies and many cultural rituals that take a lot of preparation.

Urvija Kund

Sita was raised by King Janaka; while he was plowing his field, she was not his natural daughter, but sprang up with a rope. Rama, bowing Shiva's bow, won her as his bride, and was with her husband when she went into exile. Despite being taken to Lanka by Ravana, he kept himself holy by focusing his attention on Rama during his long imprisonment. Upon her return she claimed her purity and proved it voluntarily by a fire ordeal. However, Rama banished him to the forest for public attention. There she gave birth to her two children, Kusha and Luv. When he reached maturity and was accepted by Rama as his son, he called upon his mother Earth to swallow him.

108 Feet Tall Hanumaan Jee 

Sita is worshiped as an avatar of Lakshmi, the consort of Vishnu. Although often considered an avatar of devotion and self-sacrifice, she is often critical of Rama, even in the early version of the Ramayana, and in some later versions of the story she departs from the ideal, sacred image it takes Earlier lesson. He is often depicted in Indian miniatures of Ramayana and South Indian bronze. These usually form a group with images of Rama, his brother Lakshmana and his devotee, Bandar Hanuman. The reputed texts instruct the artist to show Sita to her husband with supreme delight.

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Tourism

Places associated with the great Indian epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata are of great religious value to the people of India. Sitamarhi, which is believed to be the birthplace of Goddess Sita, the wife of Lord Rama, is a place often known for pilgrimage. Situated in the Sitamarhi district of Bihar in eastern India, it is famous for a range of temples and religious sites. Due to the increasing number of pilgrims taking interest in religious visits to the city, it has gained popularity for tourist destinations such as Ayodhya, considered as the birthplace of Lord Rama.

Major tourist places:

Janaki Temple: About 1.5 km Away from the railway station, this is the birthplace of Sita. Janaki-kunda is situated to the south of the temple.

Janaki Temple, Punora: It is about 5 km. West of Sitamarhi. This place also claims the honor of being the birth place of Sita.

Dekhuli (or Dhekuli): It is 19 kilometers. West of Sitamarhi city. An ancient Shiva temple is located here. A big fair is held every year on the eve of Shivaratri. According to legends Draupadi, the wife of the five Pandavas, was born here. It is now located in the carved Shehar district of Sitamarhi in 1994.

Haleshwar Place: It is 3 km Northwest of Sitamarhi. As per myth, King Videha established the temple of Lord Shiva on the occasion of son Yashti Yajna. His temple was named Haleshwarnath Temple.

Panth-Pak: It is 8 km. North-east of Sitamarhi. It is said that after her marriage, Sita was taken by this route to a palanquin in Ayodhya. An old banyan tree still stands here under which he is said to have rested for a while.

Bagahi Math: Some 7 km In the village of Bagahi, north-west of Sitamarhi, there is a large Hindu monastery consisting of 108 rooms. It is a famous place for worship and yagna.

Pupri: There is a famous temple of Baba Nageswaranath (Lord Shiva) here. It is said that Lord Shiva himself appeared as Nageswara Nath Mahadev.

Goraul Sharif: It is located about 26 km from Sitamarhi town. It is very sacred place for Muslims after Biharsharif and Phulwarisharif in Bihar.

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