Sitamarhi

Sitamarhi is a sacred place in Mithila associated with Sita, the daughter of King Janaka in the Ramayana. Tradition says that she sprang from the earth here and that Janaka had a tank dug at the spot. The water is known as Janaki Kund, beside the shrine of Janaki. Another story tells of the ascetic Birbal Das, who came from Ayodhya, cleared the overgrown site and restored worship there.