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English: Janaki Mandir is considered as the most important model of the Rajput architecture in Nepal.Fully built in bright white, the temple is an example of perfect artistry. Constructed in an area of 4,860 sq. feet in a mixed style of Islamic and Rajput domes, the temple is 50 meters high. In 1657, a golden statue of the Goddess Sita was found at the very spot, and Sita is said to have lived there. The legend had it that it was built on the holy site where Sannyasi Shurkishordas had found the images of Goddess Sita.
नेपाली: जानकी मन्दिर जानकी अर्थात् सीताको जन्मस्थल जनकपुरमा अवस्थित पवित्र हिन्दू धर्मस्थल हो । यो मन्दिर वि.सं. १४१७ मा भारतको राजधानस्थित लोहागढबाट जनकपुर आएका आदि महन्थ सुरकिशोरदास वैष्णवले राम-जानकीको प्रतिमा फेलापारेको बताइन्छ ।
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