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Vivaha Panchami

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Short description: Hindu festival
"Sita Kalyanam" redirects here. For other uses, see Sita Kalyanam (disambiguation).

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Vivaha Panchami
Janaki Mandir, Janakpur
Observed byHindus
TypeHindu
SignificanceWedding anniversary of Rama and Sita
FrequencyAnnual

Vivaha Panchami (Sanskrit: विवाहपञ्चमी, romanized: Vivāhapañcamī) is a Hindu festival celebrating the wedding of Rama and Sita in Janakpurdham which was the capital city of Mithila. It is observed on the fifth day of the Shukla paksha or waxing phase of moon in the month of Agrahayana (November – December) in the Bikram Samvat, calendar also known as Mangsir.[3] The day is observed as the Vivaha Utsava of Sita and Rama in temples and sacred places associated with Rama, such as the Mithila region of India and Nepal and Ayodhya in India.[4]

Inside view of Vivah Mandap, Janakpur

Observances

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The day is of great importance at Janakpurdham and Vivah Mandap in Janakpur, Nepal,[5] where thousands of pilgrims arrive many from India and from other part of the country, as it is mentioned in the Ramayana that Sita married Rama here.[6]

  • Vivah Mandap, Janakpur
    Vivah Mandap, Janakpur
  • Idols of Lord Rama and Mata Sita in Vivah Mandap
    Idols of Lord Rama and Mata Sita in Vivah Mandap
  • Vivah Mandap view with Janakpur Dham
    Vivah Mandap view with Janakpur Dham

See also

  • Rama Navami
  • Mithila
  • List of Hindu festivals
  • Devashila Yatra

References

  1. ↑ "2015 Vivah Panchami". DrikPanchang. http://www.drikpanchang.com/festivals/vivah-panchami/vivah-panchami-date-time.html?year=2015. 
  2. ↑ "Vivaha panchami, vivaha panchami legend - Festivals of India". http://www.festivalsofindia.in/Vivaha-Panchami/. 
  3. ↑ "Vivah Panchami 2023: Date, Time, Significance And All You Need To Know". ABP Live. 17 December 2023. https://news.abplive.com/astro/vivah-panchami17-december-2023-shubh-muhurat-rama-sita-puja-vidhi-mantra-niyam-time-significance-1650575. 
  4. ↑ "Vivah Panchami". Government of Nepal. https://ntb.gov.np/vivah-panchami. 
  5. ↑ "Janakpur celebrating Vivah Panchami today". https://risingnepaldaily.com/news/19295. 
  6. ↑ Naresh Chandra Sangal; Prakash Sangal (1998). Glimpses of Nepal. APH Publishing. p. 24. ISBN 81-7024-962-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=CUWIC-vigbkC&q=Vivaha+Panchami&pg=PA24. 

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