Dhanusha
Janakpur, Sita's city of temples and ponds, and Dhanushadham where Ram's broken bow is said to have fallen.
- Province
- Madhesh Province
- Headquarters
- Janakpur
Districts of Madhesh Province
Places in Dhanusha
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Temple & shrine
Janaki Mandir, Janakpur
Dhanusha, Madhesh ProvinceA white marble palace-temple of 1910 dedicated to Sita, built where her image is said to have been found.
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Lake & pond
Ganga Sagar and the ponds of Janakpur
Dhanusha, Madhesh ProvinceSacred ponds scattered through the city, where evening aarti and Chhath bring thousands to the ghats.
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Temple & shrine
Dhanushadham
Dhanusha, Madhesh ProvinceA forest shrine where a fragment of Shiva's bow, broken by Ram to win Sita, is said to have fallen.
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Hidden gemVillage & culture
Mithila Art Centre, Janakpur
Dhanusha, Madhesh ProvinceWatch women artists paint the bright, line-filled Mithila style that once decorated only village walls.
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Hidden gemHeritage & palace
Janakpur–Jaynagar Railway
Dhanusha, Madhesh ProvinceNepal's only passenger railway, relaunched in 2022, running across the Mithila plains to the Indian border.
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- What is Dhanusha famous for?
- Janakpur, Sita's city of temples and ponds, and Dhanushadham where Ram's broken bow is said to have fallen.
- Which province is Dhanusha in?
- Dhanusha district is in Madhesh Province, whose capital is Janakpur.
- Is Dhanusha in the Himal, Pahad or Terai?
- Terai — the plains
- What is the headquarters of Dhanusha?
- Janakpur
- What are the places to visit in Dhanusha?
- Janaki Mandir, Janakpur, Ganga Sagar and the ponds of Janakpur, Dhanushadham, Mithila Art Centre, Janakpur, Janakpur–Jaynagar Railway
- What is Dhanusha called in Nepali?
- धनुषा