Janakpur

Ram Navami is celebrated throughout Nepal and India by Hindus to commemorate the Hero of Treta Yug, Lord Rama, born to King Dashrath and his first wife Queen Kaushlya of Ayodhya, a city in present-day India. Bhajans (devotional songs) praising the exploits of Lord Rama, his loyal brother Lakshmana and his devoted wife Sita are sung.

Bibaha Panchami is a Hindu commemoration day that marks the marriage of prince/Lord Rama and princess/Goddess Sita. Ram was the prince of Ayodhya, India, whereas Sita was the princess of Janakpur, Nepal. Owing to the burden of finding the right match for his daughter, King Janak, Sita’s father was very worried about finding a suitable husband for his only heir. In his intuition of finding the best husband for his daughter, he organized a huge ceremony where all the princes from near and far states would participate.