Sitamarhi Cave
Cave · Sita · Bihar
It is visited for the Ramayana association with Sita's refuge, and as one of the very few Mauryan...
A single artificial chamber 4.91 x 3.43 m with a ceiling 2.01 m high, cut into a huge hemispherical granite boulder, with a trapezoidal doorway and the Mauryan polish also seen at Barabar. Wikipedia places it 20 km southwest of Rajgir and 10 km southwest of Hisua. Tradition names it for Sita, who is said to have taken refuge in it, and also credits its making to Vishvakarman.
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- Area
- Nawada
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Also around Nawada
- Magahi paan: The betel leaf of old Magadh, soft enough to melt in the mouth, grown under thatch in Nawada, Gaya, Aurangabad and Nalanda.
Nearby places
- Shri Gunawan Ji Tirth: Gautam Swami is held to have attained nirvana at this spot about twelve years after Mahavira's own...
- Sitamarhi Mandir, Nawada: To worship Sita at the cave held to be her place of exile, above all during the annual Sitamarhi fair
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Why is Sitamarhi Cave important?
A single artificial chamber 4.91 x 3.43 m with a ceiling 2.01 m high, cut into a huge hemispherical granite boulder, with a trapezoidal doorway and the Mauryan polish also seen at Barabar. Wikipedia places it 20 km southwest of Rajgir and 10 km southwest of Hisua. Tradition names it for Sita, who is said to have taken refuge in it, and also credits its making to Vishvakarman.
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