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{{Short description|Pilgrimage site with temple and thermal springs}}
{{Infobox Hindu temple
|name =Punaura Dham, Janki Mandir
|image =
|imagesize =
|caption =
|location = Punaura, Sitamarhi
| map_type = India Bihar
| map_caption = Location in [[Bihar]]
| coordinates = {{coord|26.586453|85.466757|display=inline,title}}
|state= [[Bihar]]
|district= [[Sitamarhi District|Sitamarhi]]
|alt =
|deity = [[Sita]]
|festivals = Janki Navami, Vivah Panchami, [[Durgapuja]]
|architecture = Vastu Shastra
|year_completed = Before 17th century AD
|creator = Pragati Gaurav
}}

The '''Punaura Dham, Janki Mandir''' is a Hindu pilgrimage site in [[Sitamarhi district]], in the [[India]] in state of [[Bihar]], which has an ancient [[Hindu]] temple. It is situated 5 km west of [[Sitamarhi]] town and a popular visitor's attraction.

'''Punaura Dham Janki Mandir ''' is one of the holiest Hindu temples dedicated to Goddess [[Sita]], located in [[Sitamarhi]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]. Million of pilgrims visit the temple every year and most visited religious shrine in [[North India]].

'''Punaura Dham''' is about 5 km west of [[Sitamarhi]]. Saint Pundrik's Ashram was situated here. '''Sita-Kund''' place is the honour of being the birthplace of Hindu Goddess, [[Sita]].

[[Mahavir Mandir]] Trusts is named Shri Mahavir Sthan Nyas Samiti (श्री महावीरस्थान न्यास समीती) started '''Sita Rasoi''' from 27 Jan 2019 at Punaura Dham for those Pilgrimage who visited Temple outside from Sitamarhi District.

A daily bus service by [[Mahavir Mandir]] Trusts in morning from Punaura Dham to [[Haleshwar Sthan]], [[Panthpakar]] and Janakpur Temple Nepal and retain back in evening at 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.<ref name="govt bihar">{{cite web |title=Sita Kund |url=https://munger.nic.in/tourist-place/sita-kund/ |publisher=Government of Bihar |access-date=19 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="sk:hsom">{{cite web |title=Sita Kund: Holy Site of Munger |url=https://im-bihar.in/2020/05/10/sita-kund-the-holy-site-of-munger/ |publisher=Im:Bihar |access-date=19 February 2021}}</ref>

==Reaching there==
The place can be easily reached from the [[Patna]] Airport, Bus Station, Patna Railway Station. The temple is just approx. 150 km from the Patna Junction Railway Station.<ref>{{cite web |title=Traveling to Sita Kund|url=http://www.india9.com/i9show/Sita-Kund-Temple-55481.htm|access-date=2017-02-17}}</ref> Bus, taxis etc. are available at Patna, Gulzarbagh, Patliputra and Patna City railway stations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sita-Kund History|url=http://bihardarpan.blogspot.com/2017/10/Sita-Kund.html|access-date=2017-02-17}}</ref>

The place can be easily reached from the adjacent District's [[Muzaffarpur]], [[Darbhanga]], [[Madhubani district|Madhubani]] and [[East Champaran]].

The temple is just approx. 70 –80 km from the [[Muzaffarpur]] Railway Station/ Bus Station, [[Darbhanga]] Junction Railway Station/ Bus Station [[Madhubani, India|Madhubani]] Railway Station/ Bus Station and [[Motihari]] Railway Station/ Bus Station.

==Sitamarhi==
The town is situated along the border of Nepal. Natural calamities often in the district is often bereaved by natural calamities. One of the most devastating is excess flooding due to mis-management of the banks by both civilians and government officials. This town was almost completely destroyed by the earthquake of 1934.

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

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Janaki kund, Sitamarhi, Bihar.jpg|Janaki kund, Sitamarhi
File:Bagahi Math Sitamarhi, Bihar.jpg|Bagahi Math Sitamarhi
File:Janakpur, Nepal.jpg|Janakpur
File:Damamis.jpg|Damamis
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Sitamarhi]]
* [[Munger Fort]]
* '''Sita Kund''', a spring of [[Surajkund hot spring]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.5-minutecrafts.com/search?updated-max=2018-10-31T11%3A50%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=6] Tarun patel, [https://www.5-minutecrafts.com/] website
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20181125162500/https://www.5-minutecrafts.com/2018/10/secrets-of-ramayan-ramayan-ke-rahasy.html] [[Sitamarhi district]] Official website https://www.5-minutecrafts.com/
*[https://www.5-minutecrafts.com/2018/10/blog-post28-kyo-hoti-hai-shivling-ki-pooja.html]
*[http://www.google.co.in/maps/place/Punaura+Dham+-+Birth+Place+of+Goddess+Sita,+NH+104,+Punaura,+Sitamarhi,+Bihar+843302/@26.5864797,85.466754,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x39ecf1173c42d859:0x9a5fdbb839fa5de4?hl=en-IN/ googlemap - Punaura Dham]
*[https://m.facebook.com/PunauraDham/?rf=606194936096183/ Facebook - Punaura Dham]
*[https://m..youtube.com/watch?v=bmUVhTpw_3A&app=desktop/ YouTube -Punaura Dham ]
*[https://m.facebook.com/Realigious-Place-Panthpakar-Dham-1058857130873093/ Facebook - Panthpakar Dham ]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=higxb5JtG28/ YouTube - Panthpakar Dham ]
*[https://m.facebook.com/?_rdr#!/profile.php?id=100011511077012&fref=ts/ Facebook-Anhari Dham ]
*[http://www.bihartourism.gov.in/districts/Sitamarhi/Haleshwar%20Sthan.html/ website - Haleshwar Sthan ]
*[http://sitamarhi.bih.nic.in/documents/tourism.htm/ website - Sitamarhi Tourism ]
*[http://bstdc.bih.nic.in/Sitamarhi.htm/ website -Sitamarhi Hindu Temples ]

{{Hindu temples in Bihar}}

[[Category:Sitamarhi district]]
[[Category:Hindu temples in Sitamarhi]]
[[Category:Hindu temples in Bihar]]
[[Category:Hindu pilgrimage sites in India]]
[[Category:Hot springs of India]]
[[Category:Temple tanks in India]]
[[Category:Landforms of Bihar]]
[[Category:Rebuilt buildings and structures in India]]

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