Sita Kund Temple Bihar History ,How to Reach , Images , Temple Information

Sita-Kund is a Hindu pilgrimage site in Sitamarhi, in the Indian state of Bihar, which has an adjacent ancient Hindu temple. It is situated 5 km west of Sitamarhi town and a popular visitor's attraction.

Sita Kund is a holy hot water spring, situated near a temple. Nearby, there is a reservoir of cold water which is known as the Rama Kund. To the west of the Sita Kund lie the Lakshman Kund, Bharat Kund and Shatrugan Kund, named after the three brothers of Lord Rama.

According to legend, when Goddess Sita came out of the fire, she took bath in this pool and the heat of her body was absorbed by the water of the pool. The hot water spring is an enclosed and grilled reservoir which is visited by many travellers, especially during the Magh full moon day.

This is the place where Sita was born, the main character of the epic Ramayana. The town is situated along the border of Nepal. The district of Sitamarhi was carved out of Muzaffarpur district on 11 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.

Sitamarhi is a sacred place in Hindu mythology. Its history goes back to Treta Yug. Sita, the wife of Rama sprang to life out of an earthern pot, when Raja Janak was ploughing the field Punaura near 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 Laxman to mark the site. This tank is known as Janaki-kund and is south of the Janaki Mandir.

In course of time, the land lapsed into a jungle until about 500 years ago, when a Hindu ascetic, named Birbal Das came to know the site by divine inspiration. He came down from Ayodhya and cleared the jungle. He found the images set up by Raja Janak, built a temple over there and commenced the worship of Janaki or Sita. The Janaki Mandir is apparently modern and is about 100 years old only. The town however contains no relics of archaeological interest.

This 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 beautiful place, it is simply awesome to live. As compared to rest of Bihar it is a most peaceful place. Sitamarhi is far away from Patna (approximately 140 km), lies the historical and mythologically-essayed town of Sitamarhi.

HOW TO REACH Sitakund Dih Nawagarhi

By Rail

Patam Halt Rail Way Station , Ratanpur Rail Way Station are the very nearby railway stations to Sitakund Dih Nawagarhi. Purab Sarai Rail Way Station (near to Munger) , Monghyr Rail Way Station (near to Munger) are the Rail way stations reachable from near by towns. How ever Begu Sarai Rail Way Station is major railway station 47 KM near to Sitakund Dih Nawagarhi

By Road

Munger are the nearby by towns to Sitakund Dih Nawagarhi having road connectivity to Sitakund Dih Nawagarhi