Tuesday, September 5, 2017

About Janaki Mandir

Janaki Mandir (Nepali: जानकी मन्दिर) is a Hindu sanctuary in Janakpur in the Mithila locale of Nepal, devoted to the Hindu goddess Sita.[1]
It is a case of Hindu-Rajput Nepali engineering. It is frequently viewed as the most essential model of Rajput design in Nepal. Completely inherent splendid white and built in a territory of 4,860 sq. feet in a blended style of Mughal and Rajput vaults, the sanctuary is 50 meters high.[2] It is a three-storied structure made altogether of stone and marble. All its 60 rooms are beautified with the banner of Nepal, hued glass, inscriptions and artworks, with wonderful cross section windows and turrets. As indicated by legends and sagas, King Janak ruled this range (called Videha) amid the Ramayana time frame. His little girl Janaki (Sita), amid her swyambar, had picked Lord Rama as her significant other, and move toward becoming ruler of Ayodhya. Their wedding function had happened in the adjacent sanctuary.

History
The sanctuary is prevalently known as the Nau Lakha Mandir (signifying "nine lakhs"). The cost for the development of the sanctuary was about a similar measure of cash: rupees nine lakhs or nine hundred thousand, thus the name. Ruler Vrisha Bhanu of Tikamgarh, India assembled the sanctuary in 1910 AD.
In 1657, a brilliant statue of the Goddess Sita was found at the very spot, and Sita is said to have lived there. The legend said it that it was based on the sacred site where Sannyasi Shurkishordas had discovered the pictures of Goddess Sita. Truth be told, Shurkishordas was the originator of present day Janakpur and the immense holy person and writer who lectured about the Sita Upasana (likewise called Sita Upanishad) reasoning. Legend has asserted it that King Janak(Seeradhwaj) played out the love of Shiva-Dhanus on this site.
Starting at 26 April 2015, the sanctuary is accounted for to have halfway fell from the tremor in April 2015.[3]

Pilgrimage
Consistently, a great many pioneers from Nepal, India, Sri Lanka and different nations visit Ram Janaki Temple to revere Lord Ram and Sita. Numerous admirers visit the sanctuary amid the celebrations of Ram Nawami, Vivaha Panchami, Dashain and Tihar.

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