Punaura Dham temple

Published on 17 Nov 2025

• The Union Home Minister recently laid the foundation stone for a new Janaki Temple at Punaura Dham, Sitamarhi, Bihar. believed to be the mythological birthplace of Goddess Sita.

• The Rs.833 crore temple will be developed on the lines of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.

• The site already has a 100-year-old Janaki Temple and other sacred places associated with Goddess Sita, namely Sitakund (a holy pond), Sita Vatika (a garden), and Luv Kush Vatika (a garden linked to Sita’s sons, Luv and Kush).

• Mithila, the kingdom of King Janaka, is mentioned in Vedic texts and was one of ancient India’s 16 Mahajanapadas, historically called Tirhut or Tirabhukti, spanning parts of north Bihar and Nepal’s Terai region.

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Punaura Dham temple Janaki Temple Goddess Sita Ayodhya Ram temple Union Home Minister Mithila Mahajanapadas Bihar