Name- PUNAURA DHAM Cor 26:32’::85:30’
CONTINENT-Asia
COUNTRY-India
STATE-Bihar
DISTRICT- Sitamarhi
Distance from Delhi-1090km
Distance from Patna-
PINCode-843301
STd Code-6226 HASL-230’ RIVER-Lakhandei
CLIMATE-Tropical
Approach-Air,Rail,Bus,Taxi LANGUAGE-HindiBhojpuriMagadhi
LODGING-Hotel,Lodge,RH.Dharamsala,IB,
Site campus restshed,
Railwayrest room.
FOOD-Indian cooked rice,
pulse,sabji,bhujia,litti
Chokha ,Jalebi,kachauri,puri,Singhara,nimki
,egg, chicken,mutton
Fishetc DRINK-Sweet water
for drinking purposes plus hard
and soft bottled or pouched
packed drink.
TRANSPORT-Auto
Cyclerickshaw,minibus,trecker,horsecart.
ABOUT THE SITE-The site is a large pond in Punaura
village 2kmNWof Sitamarhi town.Mythology isthat goddess Sita appeared with her
eight other sister friends In Treta yug Ravana took
bloods of saints and munis as tax ,collected it in a jar and pressed it inside
theearthat thisplace ofJanakpur.That’s whythe area suffered severe
drought.Janak,the king of that place being inspired bydream and astrological solution had to plough the earth
himself by “Hal” (tilling and ploughing machine) It was
started from a
place now called Haleshwarnath.When the
machine came near
Janki janmkund in it, it collided with the
jar containng bloods of rishis.As
such Sita with her other eight incarnation
Navdurga appeared at
the place. King Janak was then
blessed with the deity in
form of a female child Sita who ultimately became cause
of destruction of all demons including
Ravan.
The placewasdiscovered
bySaintAsharamjimaharaj in 16th century who got it discovered by reading and studying its
description in hindu scriptures.Local
say goes that people used to get their wishes fulfilled by bathing and
worshipping in the kundThis is also
called
Urwija” kund.Those who
desired utensils ,got it,Those whodesired
Saffron clothes hey got
it.Those who desired chese and ghee,
took
the water of the
kund in some container worshiped it and
found
thedesired material.It is
also said that skin deseases are also cured
by bathing in this kund.
OTHER SITE-Haleshwarnath
temple
FESTIVITY-Janki Navmi,Vivah
panchmi etc
VISITINGPERIOD-All twelve
month.
GUIDE-District information office.
PRECAUTION-General
precaution of safety of valuables.
REMARK-Water of
such ponds should
be examined.Good prospect on religious
front.
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