Janakpur & Kathmandu Pilgrimage Tour

Janakpur is the most important religious site and one of the oldest historical cities lying at the central Terai in Nepal. Janakpur, the capital of the ancient state of Mithila kingdom is the birthplace of the Sita. Sita was a divine lady and wife of the legendary hero of Hindu epic Ramayana Ram also said as the incarnation of Lord Vishnu. According to the Hindu myth it is believed that the king of Mithila King Janak found a baby girl under the soil in field while he was plowing the field. The baby girl later on was known as the divine lady Sita also called the daughter of the Mother Earth. There are many religious sites like Janaki temple, which is a good example of the Mogul architecture, Dhanush sagar, Ram Sagar which are the holy pond. Janaki temple is also famous as "Naulakha temple" which means nine hundred thousand in Nepali. It got its name because it cost nine hundred thousand when Queen Brishbhanu Kunwari of Tikamgarh from central India built it in 1911. Many pilgrims throughout the world visit the place to pay their homage to the Ram and Sita who are believed to be the incarnation of God and Goddess. During a festival of Bibaha Panchami celebrated on the occasion of the wedding ceremony of Ram and Sita the weeding is enacted throughout a week. Many people from India and different places of the country visit the temple on the occasion. According to the Hindu epic it is believed that Ram strings a bow which belonged to God Shiva and during the process he broke it into three pieces of which one fled away in heaven, the another piece entered deep into the earth and the third one fell on the place called Dhanusha Dham. Seeing all this father of Sita King Janak gave his daughters hand to the Brave prince of Ayodhya Ram. You can get a direct flight from Kathmandu to Janakpur. Please contact us for more details sales@footmarktravels.com or +977 1 4700798/4700516/9801193298/9841381373