Places to Visit in Janakpur, Nepal, Asia

Places to Visit in Janakpur, Nepal, Asia

Janakpur is also famed as Janakpurdham situated in Dhanusa district of Janakpur Zone in Nepal. Janakpur is famed for historical and religious site in Nepal and located close to Indian border. Janakpur is one of the fast developing cities in Nepal and there are number of small scale industries situated in the city and economy of the city depends on industries, educational institutions, hospitals and agriculture.

History of Janakpur dates back to Rigvedic era (Hindu Mythology) and it is believed that this is the birth place of Devi Sita daughter of King Janak and Gautama Buddha (founder of Buddhism) and Vardamana Mahavira (final Tirthankara of the Jain religion) are lived in Janakpur and established their religion.

Janakpur is surrounded by Sankhuwa Mahendranagar, Makhanaha, Jarlakhi, Bindhi, Devpura Rupetha, Danauli, Banchauri and Bagchaura. Janakpur is located at the distance of 280 kms from capital of Nepal, Kathmandu. Zip code of Janakpur is 45600 and coordinates are 26.7122° N, 85.9217° E.

Tourism in Janakpur:

Janakpur is the historical and religious site for Hindus and believed that this is the birth place of Devi Sita and there is a historical temple situated in Janakpur. Janakpur is surrounded by various tourist destinations and can visit the city and there are number of parks and lakes situated in the city and river flows from both the sides of city which makes it one of the attractive cites in Nepal. Populace of Janakpur speak Maithili, Nepali, Hindi and Bhojpuri and Janakpur women are famed for their arts and paintings and these arts and paintings are famed all over the world. Populace of this region follow all Hindu traditions like Deepawali, Vijayadashami, Rama Navami, Vivaha Panchami and various other Hindu festivals.

Places to visit in Janakpur:

Janakpur Temple:

This is the main temple in Janakpur city and temple is devoted to Lord Ram, Goddess Sita, Lord Lakshman and Lord Hanuman, and thousands of devotees visit this temple throughout the year. This was constructed in the year 1898 by Queen Brisabhanu Kunwar of Tikamgarh and the largest temple in Janakpur.

Vivah Mandap Temple:

This temple is situated next to Janakpur temple and temple where Lord Ram and Goddess Sita were married and visited by the devotees who visit Janakpur temple.

Dhanush Sagar:

Dhanush Sagar is one of the holy lakes situated close to Ram Mandir in Janakpur and this lake was constructed by King Janak after the marriage of Lord Ram and Devi Sita.

Other Places to visit in Janakpur:

Ganga Sagar
Rama Navami
Janaki Mandir
Ram Sita Bibaha Mandir

Best time to Visit Janakpur:

Janakpur receives all the types of climate and best time to visit Janakpur is between the months of September to March.

How to Reach Janakpur?

By Air:

Janakpur is served by Janakpur Airport located at the distance of 4 Kms from centre of the city and it serves only domestic flights to Kathmandu.

By Train:

Janakpur is the only city in Nepal which is connected through train and this railway line is connected to India.

By Road:

Janakpur is well connected through roads and there are number of vehicles ply to Janakpur city from various parts of Nepal like taxi, bus and mini bus. Populace of Janakpur travel in cycle and cycle rickshaw for shorter distance.

Where to Stay in Janakpur?

Janakpur is famed for historical and religious sites in Nepal and there are few numbers of hotels found in the city and these hotels cost from $ 15 to $ 50 per night and offers good quality of services to customers. Hotels situated in Janakpur are listed here below: