Sita Kund is a Hindu pilgrimage site that honours the birthplace of the goddess,

Sita Sita (; ), also known as Siya, Jānaki and Maithili, is a Hindu goddess and the female protagonist of the Hindu epic ''Ramayana''. Sita is the consort of Rama, the avatar of god Vishnu, and is regarded as an avatar of goddess Lakshmi. She is t ...

. The Punaura Dham Janki Mandir is a Hindu pilgrimage site in

Sitamarhi district Sitamarhi is one of the districts in the Indian state of Bihar. Dumra is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district is a part of the Tirhut Division and is located along the border of Nepal. It is the part of the Mithila re ...

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, which has an ancient

Hindu Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...

temple. It is situated 5 km west of

Sitamarhi Sitamarhi is the headquarters of the Sitamarhi district in Tirhut Division, Bihar. The city was named in honour of Sītā, wife of Rāma, who was born in Sitamarhi according to Hindu legends. In 1875, a subdivision for Sitamarhi was create ...

City and a popular visitor's attraction. Punaura Dham Janki Mandir is one of the holiest Hindu temples dedicated to the goddess

, located in

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. Million of pilgrims visit the temple every year and most visited religious shrine in

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. Punaura Dham is about 5 km west of

. Saint Pundrik's Ashram was situated here.

Mahavir Mandir Mahavir Mandir is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Hanuman, located in Patna, Bihar, India. Millions of pilgrims visit the temple every year. Acharya Kishore Kunal is the secretary of the Mahavir Mandir Temple Trust, Patna. After the Vaish ...

Trusts is named Sri Mahavir Sthan Nyas Samiti () started Sita Rasoi from 27 Jan 2019 at Punaura Dham for those pilgrims who visit the temple from outside of Sitamarhi District. A daily bus service is operated by Mahavir Mandir Trusts in morning from Punaura Dham to Haleshwar Sthan, Panthpakar and Janakpur Temple Nepal; it returns in evening to Punaura Dham.

Hot springs

Sita Kund is known for its hot springs. Legend has it that Sita, participated in the fire ordeal, Agni Pariksha, and that her body absorbed the fire but she was not harmed. She then transferred this inner heat to the spring water. Each full moon day of Magh, pilgrims visit the hot springs.

Transportation

The place can be easily reached from the

Patna Patna (; , ISO 15919, ISO: ''Paṭanā''), historically known as Pataliputra, Pāṭaliputra, is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, ...

Airport, Bus Station, Patna Railway Station. The temple is roughly 150 km from the Patna Junction Railway Station. Bus and taxis are available at Patna, Gulzarbagh, Patliputra and Patna City railway stations. The place can be easily reached from the adjacent District's

Muzaffarpur Muzaffarpur () is a city located in Muzaffarpur district on the banks of Burhi Gandak River, Burhi Gandak river in the Tirhut division of the Indian state of Bihar. It serves as the headquarters of the Tirhut division, the Muzaffarpur distri ...

Darbhanga Darbhanga is the fifth largest city and municipal corporation in the state of Bihar in India, and is considered an important city in North Bihar. It serves as the headquarters of the Darbhanga district and the Darbhanga division. Darbhanga ...

, Madhubani and

East Champaran East Champaran or Purvi Champaran is an administrative district in the Tirhut division of the state of Bihar in India. The district headquarter is located at Motihari. Prior to 1971, there was a single Champaran District. On 1 December 1971, ...

. The temple is just approx. 70 –80 km from the

Railway Station/ Bus Station,

Junction Railway Station/ Bus Station Madhubani Railway Station/ Bus Station and

Motihari Motihari is a city and headquarters of East Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is located 80 kilometres west of Muzaffarpur and 152 kilometres northwest of the state capital Patna. In early days the land of Motihari was ruled b ...

Railway Station/ Bus Station.

Sitamarhi

The town is situated along the border of Nepal and has often been affected by natural disasters. One of the most devastating is excess flooding due to mismanagement of the banks by both civilians and government officials. This town was almost completely destroyed by the earthquake of 1934.

is (approximately 140 km) away from Patna, lies the historical and mythologically essayed town of Sitamarhi.

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