Madhesh district

Dhanusha District

Dhanusha District has 24 listed tourism places across major tourist attractions, natural attractions, religious sites and temples. Browse the sections below for place names, destination types, and local areas where available.

Major tourist attractions (1)Natural attractions (2)Religious sites and temples (8)Historical and cultural places (4)Lakes and wetlands (6)Rivers and waterfalls (1)Museums, palaces, forts, and monuments (2)

Dhanusha District

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Province

Madhesh Province

Listed places

Places to visit in Dhanusha

1 place

Major tourist attractions

Sita Pushpa Vatika, Manimandap

Municipality or local area: Manimandap complex, Rani Bazar
Note: New garden and visitor development connected with Manimandap; completion and public access need current verification.

2 places

Natural attractions

Dhanushadham Protected Forest

Municipality or local area: Dhanushadham Municipality
Note: Protected sal-forest landscape adjoining the pilgrimage area and important for nature-based tourism.

Natural attractions

Mithila cultural festival landscape

Municipality or local area: Janakpurdham and district pilgrimage sites
Note: Seasonal tourism product centred on Vivaha Panchami, Ram Navami, Chhath and Mithila cultural celebrations.

8 places

Religious sites and temples

Dhanushadham Temple

Municipality or local area: Dhanushadham Municipality
Note: Major pilgrimage site traditionally linked to a fragment of Shiva’s bow from the Ramayana.

Religious sites and temples

Janaki Mandir

Municipality or local area: Janakpurdham Sub-Metropolitan City
Note: Landmark Nau Lakha temple dedicated to Sita and the principal pilgrimage attraction of Janakpur.

Religious sites and temples

Kapileshwar Mahadev Temple

Municipality or local area: Kapileshwar, Janakpurdham area
Note: Long-established Shiva pilgrimage site in the wider Janakpur area.

Religious sites and temples

Mithila Madhya Parikrama route – Dhanusha sector

Municipality or local area: Janakpur and Dhanusha countryside
Note: District section of the cross-border pilgrimage circuit around the sacred Mithila landscape.

Religious sites and temples

Rajarshi Janak Mandir

Municipality or local area: Janak Chowk, Janakpurdham
Note: Temple dedicated to King Janaka, close to Dhanush Sagar and the central sacred quarter.

Religious sites and temples

Rajdevi Mandir

Municipality or local area: Ram Mandir complex, Janakpurdham
Note: Shakti shrine associated with the royal deity of King Janaka and major Dashain observances.

Religious sites and temples

Ram Mandir

Municipality or local area: Janakpurdham
Note: Important historic Rama temple within Janakpur’s core pilgrimage circuit.

Religious sites and temples

Sankat Mochan Temple

Municipality or local area: Janakpurdham
Note: Popular Hanuman shrine visited as part of the city’s temple circuit.

4 places

Historical and cultural places

Janakpur inner Parikrama route

Municipality or local area: Janakpurdham
Note: Urban circumambulation route linking sacred ponds, temples and ritual sites.

Historical and cultural places

Janakpur Mithila art quarter

Municipality or local area: Janakpurdham
Note: Urban concentration of Mithila painting, crafts, ritual art and Maithil cultural expression.

Historical and cultural places

Janakpur–Jayanagar railway heritage

Municipality or local area: Janakpur railway station and corridor
Note: Nepal’s historic cross-border railway corridor; heritage interpretation and old rolling-stock access need verification.

Historical and cultural places

Manimandap

Municipality or local area: Rani Bazar, Janakpurdham
Note: Traditional site associated with the wedding rites of Rama, Sita and their siblings; recent development should be rechecked before publication.

6 places

Lakes and wetlands

Agni Kunda

Municipality or local area: Janakpurdham
Note: Ritual pond or kund connected with the city’s sacred geography; coordinate and present condition need verification.

Lakes and wetlands

Bihar Kunda

Municipality or local area: Janakpurdham
Note: Sacred pond associated with Janakpur’s traditional pilgrimage circuit; exact mapped boundary needs verification.

Lakes and wetlands

Dhanush Sagar

Municipality or local area: Janakpurdham
Note: One of Janakpur’s principal sacred ponds with ritual ghats and central-city access.

Lakes and wetlands

Ganga Sagar

Municipality or local area: Janakpurdham
Note: Major sacred pond known for evening religious activity and Chhath observances.

Lakes and wetlands

Mani Mandap pond

Municipality or local area: Manimandap complex, Rani Bazar
Note: Pond associated in local tradition with the wedding ceremonies of Rama and Sita.

Lakes and wetlands

Ratna Sagar

Municipality or local area: Janakpurdham
Note: Important sacred pond within Janakpur’s wider ritual landscape.

1 place

Rivers and waterfalls

Kamala River corridor

Municipality or local area: Eastern Dhanusha
Note: Major river landscape forming part of the district’s eastern natural and pilgrimage geography.

2 places

Museums, palaces, forts, and monuments

Janakpur Women’s Development Centre

Municipality or local area: Kuwa area, Janakpurdham
Note: Known centre for Mithila art and women-led craft production; visitor arrangements need current confirmation.

Museums, palaces, forts, and monuments