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Janakpur or Janakpurdham, historically called
Mithila, is a city in Nepal, it is the centre of the ancient
Maithili culture, which has its own language and script &
also nearly 400 km east of Kathmandu indisputably the Tarai’s
most fascinating city.
Janakpurdham is one of the fast developing cities of Nepal and
is on the way to meet the criteria for being the seventh
Sub-Metropolitan city of Nepal. The city enjoys good
transportation facilities including road and air connectivity
with other cities of Nepal as well as India. Janakpurdham is
also the only city in the country with railway access. The city
has better health facilities than others in Nepal, as well as
good private schools and colleges, Internet service providers
and internet connectivity.
The centre of Janakpurdham is dominated by the impressive Janaki
Mandir to the north and west of the bazaar. This temple, one of
the biggest in Nepal, was built in 1911 (1968 in the Nepali
calendar) by Queen Brisabhanu Kunwar of Tikamgarh. It is also
called "Nau Lakha Mandir" after the cost of
construction, The oldest temple in Janakpurdham is Ram Mandir,
Pilgrims also visit the more than 200 sacred ponds in the city
for ritual baths. The two most important, Dhanush Sagar and
Ganga Sagar, are located close to the city centre. The Vivah
Mandap temple is famous for its gardens. |
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