Punaura Dham, Sitamarhi, Bihar India

Sitamarhi is famous as a holy place. This place is situated in Bihar state’s Tirhut district (INDIA). This place is considered sacred in Hindu mythology. This place is also considered to be the birth place of Sita and is hence called Sitamarhi. In close vicinity are the temple of Lord Rama, Lord Hanuman, Lord Shiva and Lakshman. 

The city has its footing on Hindu Mythology which teaches that goddess Sita devi was obtained to King Janaka while he was ploughing the fields. After Sita’s Marriage with lord Ram, The king had constructed a tank at the same spot where the child had appeared. He then put the stone figures of Ram, Sita and Lakshman to blotch the spot. This tank is now known as Janaki Kund and it situates south of the present temple.

The district of Sitamarhi was carved out of Muzaffarpur district on 11th December 1972. It is situated in the northern part of Bihar. Its headquarter is located at Dumra, five kilometers south of Sitamarhi. The district headquarter was shifted here after the town of Sitamarhi was devastated in one of the worst ever earthquake in January 1934.
the wife of Lord Rama sprang to life out of an earthen pot, It’s history goes back to Treta Yug. Sita, when Raja Janak was ploughing the field  near punoura dham Sitamarhi to impress upon Lord Indra for rain. It is said that Raja Janak excavated a tank at the place where Sita emerged and after her marriage set up the stone figures of Rama, Sita and Lakshman to mark the site.

Sitamarhi has a past that pre-dates history.When Sita was going to Ayodhya, She stay and rest here.The place Bodhayan Sar is in Sitamarhi, where lots of MahaKavya is written by Bodhayan.The district of Sitamarhi was carved out of Muzaffarpur district on 11th December 1972. It is situated in the northern part of Bihar. Its headquarter is located at Dumra, five kilometers south of Sitamarhi. The district headquarter was shifted here after the town of Sitamarhi was devastated in one of the worst ever earthquake in January 1934.