Nepal tour packages organized by Swan Tours include top tourist destinations in Nepal, such as Kathmandu, Pokhara, Chitwan, Nagarkot and Janakpur. Janakpur is the least visited because of lack of awareness with the visitors, below is some information on Jankpur.
A stop at this Hindu city, the ancient kingdom of Maithila according to 1-lindu mythology, is like visiting India, but a smaller and cleaner version. The trouble with visiting this beautiful and serene Terai town is there are no tourist accommodations. You have to fly in and be met by a driver, and then either fly back to Kathmandu (there aren’t al-ways flights available) or drive to the Royal Chitwan National Park (at least four hours west on the Mahendra Highway) the same day.
Jana kpur is described in the Hindu epic “Ramayana,” which recounts the adventures of Rama, Sita, Hanuman, and the demon king Rawana. Reading or reciting this important tale is considered meritorious; and visiting this city, which plays such a prominent role in the story, is said to bring blessings.
The epic tells how the Maithila King Janak found a baby in a furrow in a field. He took care of the little girl, and she grew up to a beautiful woman, Princess Sita (also known as Janaki). Ram, the god Vishnu in mortal form, is believed to have wed Sita in janakpur. Sita personified the perfect wife: beautiful, modest, and faithful. Ram personified the perfect husband: virtuous and able to care of his wife.
While there are no buildings more than a century old in this mythic city of palm trees, ancient religion plays a strong role here. There are dozens of sacred ponds (instead of river ghats), where ritual bathing occurs. According to lore, janak built the ponds for the gods, who (of course) each wanted their own bath to wipe away the dust from the Himal.
Consider visiting Janaki Mandir, a huge, white, Mughal-inspired, domed temple to Sita ft is said to be built on the site of the furrow where King anak found Sita and was built in 1911 by a local princess: There is a statue of Sita with Rama and his three half-brothers, Lak when shman, Bharat, and Satrughna. The viewing times of for the statue, the curtain is drawn back-, change frequently, so check at the tourist office to be sure you get a look. At press time, the statue was shown before 8 AM and around 4 PM. North of the temple is the Rani Sita Bihaha Mandir, a Nepali pagoda-style temple. This temple is located at the site where Sita and Ram were supposedly married. There is a life-size statue of the couple depicting the event; entry fee is 5 Rs. To the east of this temple there are two ponds, Dhanush Sagar and Gangav Sagar. Where, as at Pashupatinath in the Kathmandu Valley or Varanasi in India, you can see Hindus taking ritual baths.
The city of Janakpur is wonderfully devoid of cars, so you can tour on foot or by rickshaw. Keep an eye out for the paintings on the buildings. For 3,000 years, Hindu mothers have been passing down to their daughters the tradition of painting ritual motifs. They are an important part of festivals and the cycles of life, from marriage rituals to fertility prayers. Some women of the ancient Maithila region also reproduce these bright mandala-like images on paper, creating what- is known as Maithili art.
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