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{{Short description|Hindu temple in Nepal}}
{{More citations needed|date=October 2021}}
{{For|Temple at birthplace|Janaki Janmasthali Mandir}}
{{Infobox Hindu temple
| name = Janaki Mandir
| image = Janki Mandir alt version.jpg
| alt = Janaki Mandir
| caption = Front view of Janaki Mandir
| map_type = Nepal
| map_caption = Location in [[Nepal]]
| coordinates = {{coord|26|43|50|N|85|55|32|E|type:landmark_region:NP|display=inline,title}}
| native_name = जानकी मन्दिर
| country = [[Nepal]]
|province = [[Madhesh Pradesh]]
| district = [[Dhanusa District]]
| locale = [[Janakpurdham]]
| elevation_m = 78
| deity = [[Sita|Janaki]], [[Rama]]
| festivals = [[Vivaha Panchami]], [[Rama Navami]], [[Dashain]], [[Tihar (festival)|Tihar-Deepawali]] and [[Chhath]]
| architecture = Hindu-Kushwaha
| temple_quantity = 70
| monument_quantity= 27
| inscriptions =
| year_completed = 1967 [[Vikram Samvat|BS]] (1910 AD)
| creator = Queen Vrisha Bhanu of Tikamgarh
| website =
}}

'''Janaki Mandir''' ({{lang-ne|जानकी मन्दिर}}) is a [[Hindu temple]] in [[Janakpur|Janakpurdham]], [[Nepal]], dedicated to the Hindu goddess [[Sita]]. It is an example of mixed [[Hindu]] Maithil architecture.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yakandyeti.com/janakpur-dham#:~:text=Janaki%20Mandir&text=It%20is%20constructed%20in%20the,beautiful%20lattice%20windows%20and%20turrets.|title=Janaki Temple Mughal Architecture in Nepal}}</ref>
Fully built in bright white and constructed in an area of 1,480 square metres (15,930 sq. feet) in the [[Mithila Kingdom]], it is a three-storied structure made entirely of stone and marble. <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/nepal/janakpur/attractions/janaki-mandir/a/poi-sig/1432882/357173 |title=Janaki Mandhir |work=[[Lonely planet]] |date=30 July 2017 |access-date=30 July 2017 }}</ref>

The walls of the temple have beautiful Mithila ([[Madhubani art|Madhubani]]) paintings. All its 60 rooms are decorated with the [[flag of Nepal]], coloured glass, engravings, and paintings, with beautiful lattice windows and turrets.
According to legends and epics, [[King Janak]] ruled [[Videha]] Kingdom from this part of [[Janakpur]] during the Ramayana period. His daughter [[Sita|Janaki]] (Sita), during her swayambar (marriage), had chosen Lord [[Rama]] as her husband and become the queen of [[Ayodhya]]. Their marriage ceremony had occurred in the nearby temple, which is also called [[vivaha]] mandap near the temple itself that was later reconstructed by [[Amar Singh Thapa]]. The site was designated as a [[UNESCO]] tentative site in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5261/|title = Ram Janaki Temple}}</ref>

==History==
The mandir is also popularly known as the '''Nau Lakha Mandir''' (meaning "nine lakhs"). The cost for the construction of the temple was about the same amount of gold coins: nine lakhs or nine hundred thousand gold coins, hence the name. Queen Vrisha Bhanu of Orchha State (also known as Urchha, Ondchha and Tikamgarh) built the temple in 1910 AD. This temple lies at Janakpur, Nepal.

In 1657, a golden statue of the Goddess Sita was found at the very spot, and Sita is said to have lived there. The legend said it that it was built on the holy site where Sannyasi ''Shurkishordas'' had found the images of Goddess Sita. In fact, Shurkishordas was the founder of modern Janakpur and the great saint and poet who preached about the ''Sita Upasana'' (also called ''Sita [[Upanishad]]'') philosophy. Legend has claimed it that King [[Janaka|Janak]] (Seeradhwaj) performed the worship of Shiva-Dhanus on this site.

{{as of|2015|4|26}}, the temple is reported to have partly collapsed from the [[April 2015 Nepal earthquake|earthquake in April 2015]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.ndtv.com/world-news/nepal-earthquake-takes-heavy-toll-on-temples-758276 |title=Nepal Earthquake Takes Heavy Toll on Temples |work=[[NDTV]] |date=26 April 2015 |access-date=3 May 2015 }}</ref>

==Pilgrimage==
Every year, thousands of pilgrims from Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, and other countries visit Ram Janaki Temple to worship Lord Ram and Sita. Many worshippers visit the temple during the festivals of [[Ram Nawami]], [[Vivaha Panchami]], [[Dashain]] and [[Tihar (festival)|Tihar]].

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="100">
File:Pano of Janaki Mandir-Janakpur Nepal-.jpg|Panoramic view (2016)
File:Janki Mandir of Janakpur Dham(Nepal).jpg|Front view (2007)
File:Sunset view of the Janaki Mandir (Janakpur, Nepal) captured on Nov. 02, 2012..JPG|Sunset view (2012)
File:Janki Mandir (Janakpur, Nepal) as seen in the early morning of Nov. 02, 2012..JPG|Early morning view (2012)
File:Inside view of the Janki Mandir of Janakpur, Nepal..JPG|Inside view
File:Ganga Sagar Janakpurdham- MG 3584.jpg|Ganga Sagar
</gallery>

==Near By Temples==
# Lakshman Mandir
# [[Ram Janaki Biwaha Mandap]]
# Raj Devi Mandir
# Ram Mandir<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.holidify.com/places/janakpur/janaki-mandir-sightseeing-10674.html|title = Janaki Mandir, Janakpur (Nepal)- the Birthplace of Goddess Sita - Holidify}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[Sita Mai Temple]]
*[[Mata Kaushalya Temple]]
*[[List of Hindu temples in Nepal]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050320160051/http://www.geocities.com/advaitavedant/sita.htm ''Sita Upanishad'']
* [https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80+%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0/@26.7303297,85.9255402,164m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x5e9842f10a951d7f Janaki Mandir] on Google Maps
*[https://JankiMandir.com Janki Mandir] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827130307/https://jankimandir.com/ |date=2022-08-27 }} official Website

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Ajay Kumar at 07:26, 31 August 2023