Janaki Mandir Sitamarhi
Where Sita is said to have been found in the furrow.
- Where
- Sitamarhi, Bihar, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 26.5943, 85.5004
Get the Janaki Mandir Sitamarhi stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Janaki Mandir Sitamarhi. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Bihar volume with your photos and a note.
Near Janaki Mandir Sitamarhi
Janaki Mandir 45 km
A great white temple to Sita in Janakpur, the city where she is said to have been born and married Rama. Three storeys of stone and marble cover nearly 1,500 square metres, and it is the heart of the old Mithila country's pilgrim trail.
Darbhanga Fort 62 km
The Darbhanga Raj's fort, also called Rambagh, walled round the palace inside it.
Madhubani Painting Villages 63 km
Wall painting done by women of the Mithila region for weddings, moved onto paper only in the 1960s drought.
Gadhimai Temple 63 km
The temple of Gadhimai Devi, a form of Kali, at Bariyarpur in Bara District in the central Terai. It is best known for the Gadhimai festival, which draws huge crowds of pilgrims from Nepal and India to the temple grounds once every five years.
Kesaria Stupa 70 km
One of the tallest Buddhist stupas in the world, over a hundred feet, and only fully uncovered in 1998.
Vaishali 77 km
Where the Buddha preached last and the republic met first.
Sonepur Cattle Fair Ground 104 km
The ground of the largest cattle fair in Asia, empty for most of the year and enormous for a fortnight.
Udaypur Wildlife Sanctuary 109 km
A sanctuary in West Champaran around a lake that is now on the Ramsar list.
More hidden gems in Bihar
Questions
Where is Janaki Mandir Sitamarhi?
Janaki Mandir Sitamarhi is in Sitamarhi, Bihar. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Janaki Mandir (45 km), Darbhanga Fort (62 km), Madhubani Painting Villages (63 km).
How do I get the Janaki Mandir Sitamarhi stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Janaki Mandir Sitamarhi and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Bihar volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Janaki Mandir Sitamarhi before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Bihar volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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