Janakpur: Sita’s Birthplace & Mithila Art Guide
Janakpur is the Nepal almost no Western traveler sees. No mountains. No trekking. No Thamel-style tourist strip. Instead: the most architecturally unusual temple in Nepal, a living art tradition painted by women’s hands for centuries, over 100 sacred ponds, and the birthplace of one of Hinduism’s most beloved figures Goddess Sita. If Lumbini is where Buddhism began, Janakpur is where…