Sitamarhi
Held to be the birthplace of Sita.
North Bihar
Places around Sitamarhi
- Janaki Sthan Mandir, Sitamarhi: Many scholars and religious figures identify this as the place where Sita appeared from the earth...
- Punaura Dham: It is held to be the birthplace of Sita - the field where King Janaka, ploughing during a famine, found...
- Haleshwar Sthan: Devotees come for Shiva darshan at the temple founded at the sacrifice connected with Sita's birth; it...
- Panth Pakar: Pilgrims following the route of Sita's marriage journey stop here at the tree under which she is said...
- Bagahi Dham: Devotees from across India and from Nepal come for its yajnas and for Shiva darshan; it is also the...
- Hariharnath Mahadev Mandir, Hariharpur: Devotees come for Jalabhisheka, the pouring of water over the lingam
More to see and do
Khatwa appliqué
Bihar's cut-cloth appliqué, once for tents and canopies, now a GI-registered craft of Patna and Sitamarhi women.
Shapes of people, trees, birds and animals cut from cloth and stitched onto a base, for quilts, wall hangings and canopies.
Sikki grass work
Golden marsh grass coiled into boxes and figures that Mithila brides still carry to their new homes; GI-registered.
A women's craft of the wet country of Madhubani: baskets, lidded boxes, masks and deity figures in dyed sikki grass.
Yatras through Sitamarhi
- Ramayan Yatra: Sita's Mithila, and the road Ram took through it
Experiences
- Vivah Panchami in Mithila: The wedding of Ram and Sita, kept as a wedding, in the bride's own country
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