Presentation about Tourism in Janakpur

1. BY
SUJEET KUMAR JHA
KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY

3.  Janakpurdham lies at south east part of nepal at 20km
away from the Indian boarder .
 It is named after the King Rajshri Janak.And dham is
reffered as holy place in hindu religion
 It is the zonal headquarter of Janakpur zone and
distric t headquarter of dhanusha.
 According to census of 2011 the total population of
Janakpurdham is 97776.
 Janakpurdham is the world’s only city having more
than 115 ancient ponds of historical and mythological
importance.

4.  Janakpur, historically called Mithilanchal,the capital of
Kingdom videha during the Treta Yug, or period,
nearly 12,000 years ago.
 It is the centre of the ancient Maithli culture, which
has its own language and script known as Tirhut.
 The most important historical reference to
Mithila/Janakpur is in the Hindu epic Ramayan, where
Lord Rama's wife Sita Devi (also called Janaki) is said
to have been the princess of Videha.
 The great saints Gautama Buddha,Parshuram,Agastha
vishwamitra,Bhargav, Kalna, Vardamana Mahavira,
Sukdeva are said to have lived in Mithila/Janakpur.

5.  Janakpur features a typical version of the humid
subtropical climate
 Summers are long and extremely hot, from late April to
mid-October, with the monsoon season in between.
 Monsoon arrives at the mid of June, bringing some respite
from the heat, but increasing humidity at the same time.
 The brief, mild winter starts in late November and peaks in
January and is notorious for its heavy fog
 Extreme temperatures range from 9°C (48.92°F) to 40.7 °C
(104.1 °F)
 The best time to visit Janakpur is from September to March
as the weather is pleasant and several festivals fall during
this period

6.  Janakpur is connected with almiost all major towns of
Nepal and villages of Terai by means of bus .
 Janakpur is approximately 390 km and 10-hour drive
from Kathmandu capital of Nepal
 It also has bus service to major town of Bihar (India)
like Sitamarhi, Muzzafarpur, Patna etc
 Daily 4 Flight of Janakpur –Kathmandu-Janakpur
operated by Yeti and Buddha airline.
 One and only one Railway service of Nepal opertated
in Janakpur from Janakpur to Jaynagar(India) from
where major city of India Delhi,Mumbai Kolkatta etc.
can be easiy accessed.

7.  Janakpur’s culture has been influenced by its lengthy
history and historic association as the capital of
Mithila.
 This is exemplified by the many monuments of
significance found in the city .
 Religious festivals include Dashain,Diwali (the festival
of lights), Chhath, Holi, Krishna Janmastami, Maha
Shivaratri, Eid ul-Fitr, Moharram ,Buddha Jayanti etc
 Other events such as Vivah Panchami,Parikarma
Vasant Panchami (Sarswati Puja ),Jhijiya, are held
every year in Janakpur

8.  Maithli delicacies like Bari and Arkioch, Taruwa Dahi , Puri
are popular in Janakpur.
 The street food there is known to be delicious and includes
Puffed rice ,beaten rice Kachari, Chaup, Ghugani ,Daalpuri.
 Due to Janakpur large cosmopolitan and migrant
population, cuisines from every part of Nepal and India
all type of food like momo,chowmein,kababs,biryanis
,dosa, chola kulche .
 Local agriculture products such as Mango, Fish ,basmati
rice etc.of Janakpur are popular .
 There are several hotels and restaurant in Janakpur serving
international cuisine, including Italian, Japanese,
Continental, Middle-Eastern, Thai and Chinese

9. Janakpur
CAPITAL OF ANCIENT MITHILA

20. Birla Temple

22. THANK YOU ALL
FOR YOUR
ATTENTION!!!