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[[चित्र:Abandoned Train at Janakpur station, Nepal Railways--IMG 7925.jpg|thumb|Janakpur Railway]]
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|subdivision_name = {{Flag|नेपाल}}
|subdivision_type1 = अञ्चल
|janakpur railway Image caption =Abandoned Train at Janakpur station, Nepal Railways--IMG 7925.jpg
|subdivision_name1 = [[जनकपुर अञ्चल]]
|subdivision_type2 = जिल्ला
|website = [http://www.janakpurmun.gov.np www.janakpurmun.gov.np]
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|school =Modern English Secondary Boarding School , Monastic higher secondary Boarding School ,
'''जनकपुर उपमहानगरपालिका''' [[जनकपुर अञ्चल]]को [[धनुषा जिल्ला]]मा अवस्थित छ ।<ref name="थप नगरपालिका">{{cite web | url=http://ujyaaloonline.com/news/38556/Nagarpalika/ | title=६१ वटा नगरपालिका र ७ वटा उपमहानगरपालिका थप (सूचीसहित) | accessdate=१६ मंसिर २०७१}}</ref>
<ref name="नेपालमा थप नगरपालिका ">{{cite web | url= http://www.nagariknews.com/main-story/story/28789.html | title= ६१ नगरपालिका र ७ उपमहानगरपालिका घोषणा (नाम र गाभिएका गाविससहित | accessdate=१६ मंसिर २०७१}}</ref> जनकपुर उपमहानगरपालिका रूपमा २०७१ साल मङ्सिर १६ गते नगरपालिकाबाट उपमहानगरपालिका लागि चाहिने आवश्यक प्रक्रिया पूरा भएपछि उपमहानगरपालिका घोषणा भएको हो । जनकपुरलाई उपमहानगरपालिका घोषित गर्दा यसमा [[कुर्था, धनुषा|कुर्था]], [[बसविटिट]], [[बिन्धी]], [[प्रको महुवा]], [[लोहना]],[[बेंगाशिवपुर]], [[बसहिया]], [[देवपुरा रूपैठा]], [[लक्ष्मीपुरबगेवा]], [[गोपालपुर]] तथा [[कनकपट्टी]] गाविसलाई समावेश गरेर यसलाई उपमहानगरपालिका घोषणा गरिएको हो । यो धनुषा जिल्लाको सदरमुकाम पनि हो। यहाँ नेपालको प्रसिद्ध मन्दिर [[जानकी मन्दिर]] छ। जनकपुर नगरलाई मैथिली संस्कृतिको केन्द्र मानिन्छ।जनकपुर अथवा जनकपुरधाम दक्षिण पूर्व नेपालको जनकपुर अञ्चल अन्तर्गत धनुषा जिल्ला जनकपुर नगरपालिकामा अवस्थित छ। यो शहर नेपालको तराईमा पर्दछ र यसलाई साँस्कृतिक, ब्यापारिक तथा राजनैतिक दृष्टिकोणले महत्वपूर्ण मानिन्छ। यो नेपालको राजधानी काठमाडौंबाट ४०० कि.मि. दक्षिण पूर्वमा छ।
'''Temples'''
Deities of Sri Sita Devi (far right) and Sri Rama (center) (with Sri Lakshmana (far left) and Sri Hanuman (below seated))
Ram Janaki Biwaha Mandap
Chhath in Janakpur
Janaki Mandir
The centre of Janakpur is dominated by the impressive Janaki Mandir to the north and west of the bazaar. This temple, one of the biggest in Nepal, was built in 1898 (1955 in the Nepali calendar) by Queen Brisabhanu Kunwari of Tikamgarh. It is also called "Nau Lakha Mandir" after the cost of construction, said to be nine lakh rupees.[11]
In 1657, the great saint and poet Sannyasi Shurkishordas discovered a golden statue of the Goddess Sita at the place where she was born, which ultimately became the location of the current Janaki Mandir, the Temple of Sita. Queen Brisabhanu Kunwari of Tikamgarh had the Janaki Mandir built in 1911. The temple is architecturally unique in Nepal. Its inner sanctum contains a flower-bedecked statue of Sita that was apparently miraculously found in the Saryu River near Ayodhya. Statues of Rama and his half-brothers Lakshman, Bharat and Satrughna stand by Sita. In the early evenings the temple is lit with colourful lights and filled with hundreds of pilgrims expressing devotion for Sita and Rama. Adjacent to the Janaki Mandir is the Rama Sita Bibaha Mandir, a building that marks the place where Rama and Sita were married.
The oldest temple in Janakpur is Sri Ram Temple, built by the Gurkhali soldier Amar Singh Thapa.[11] Pilgrims also visit the more than 200 sacred ponds in the city for ritual baths. The two most important, Dhanush Sagar and Ganga Sagar, are located close to the city centre. The Vivah Mandap temple is situated next to the Janaki Mandir. Ram Tower is located to the south of Ram Temple. It was inaugurated by former Prime Minister Sushil Koirala.
'''Festivals'''
Major religious celebrations include the major Hindu festivals such as Dipawali, and Vijayadashami.[11] followed by spectacular Chhath (sun worship) six days after Dipawali. Both the festivals Dipawali and Chhath are heavily celebrated with a carnival-like atmosphere. The locals take pride in the way these festivals are celebrated.
On the full moon day of February/March before the festival of Holi, a one-day Parikrama (circumambulation) of the city is celebrated. Many people offer prostrated obeisances along the entire eight km route. Two other festivals honor Rama and Sita: Rama Navami, the birthday of Lord Rama, in March–April, draws thousands of pilgrims.[12] The Vivah Panchami or Vivah festival re-enacts the wedding of Rama and Sita at the famous Vivah Mandap temple on the fifth day of the waxing moon in November or early December.
'''Education'''
Janakpur has good educational facilities and several elites of the country were schooled here, including the first president of the Federal Republic of Nepal, Dr. Ram Baran Yadav. There are many private and government schools and colleges located in Janakpur. The oldest government school for higher studies is Ra.Ra. Bahumukhi Campus(RR Multiple Campus), which is affiliated to Tribhuwan University. It offers undergraduate and post-graduate courses in several disciplines. Janakpur also boasts of having a medical college, Janaki Medical College,[13] which is also affiliated to Tribhuwan University.
'''Schools'''
Monastic Higher Secondary English Boarding School
New English Higher Secondary School
Siddhartha Shishu Sadan, Janakpur
Mother Teresa Public High School, KishoriNagar, Janakpur
South Point Higer Secondary School
Bhola Singh Lions Mithila English School
Nobel Boarding School
St. Xavier's High School, Janakpur
Modern English Secondary Boarding school,Wokil Tole,Janakpur
Child oxford English Boarding School,mahadevsthan,kapileshwar-16
यो धनुषा जिल्लाको प्रशासकिय केन्द्र पनि हो। यस सहरको अनुमानित जनसंख्या २,४५,१२८ हो। यो नगर काठमाडौंबाट ४०० कि.मी. पर, तथा भारतीय सीमाबाट २० कि.मी.मा अवस्थित छ। भौगोलिक अक्षांस र देशान्तरको हिसाबमा यो सहर २६° ४२' ४४" ऊ, ०८५° ५५' १८" पूमा अवस्थित छ। जनकपुर हिन्दू धर्ममा एक महत्वपूर्ण स्थल तथा नेपालको एकमात्र रेल भएकाले पर्यटनका लागि पनि महत्वपूर्ण सहर हो।
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