Named after the legendary King Janak, Janakpur was the
 capital  of  the   ancient  Indian  Kingdom   Mithila,  the  native 
country  of  goddess  Sita,  the  wife of the Hindu god Rama and 
the heroine of the great Hindu epic Ramayana. Today Janakpur 
stands  as  the  most  cleanest and interesting place among all the
 towns of Terai.

      Janakpur  has  become a great piligrimage site for Hindus 
today  The  most    sacred sites are the Janaki Mandir, dedicated 
to  goddess Sita, the  Ram  Sita  bibaha (marriage ) mandir,  built 
over the  spot where  Ram and Sita were said to be married, Ram
Mandir,dedicated to god Ram and the holy pond Dhanush Sagar
.Hundreds  of  Indian  devotees come here every year to pay their 
respect to the goddess at this temple.

      Besides the religious importance, Janakpur is also the center 
for the revival of the ancient Mithila art and craft. As a tradition
,Mithila  women  have  always  been decorating the walls of their
houseswith paintings depicting figures from Hindu mythology in 
abstract forms, sometimes resembling a mandala.