| Temples & Legends Of Bihar |
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| Surrounded on
three sides by the three great rivers, the Gandak, the Ganga and the Kosi, and on the
north by the Himalayas, Mithila has had the geo- graphical advantage of seclusion where
learning and culture could flourish. No wonder the people of Mithila are insular and
exclusive in their attitude and have an almost childish faith in there own traditions and
culture complex. Videha or Mithila or Tirabhukti was famous for deep scholarship. In the
Epics and the Puranas, Buddhist and Jain literature we find frequent references to
Mithila, which was both the capital city of the region and also the kingdom. The Ramayana
immortalizes the name of Mithila. Rama and Sita are household words throughout Hindu
India.
The lore of Rama and Sita has imbued the length and breadth of Mithila. The place where
Sita is supposed to have come out from the bowels of the earth is Sitamarhi. |
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