| Temples & Legends Of Bihar |
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| There is a
hoary tradition behind this region. The Aryans had migrated into Mithila from across the
Sadanira, which has been identified as the Gandak river flowing into the Ganga near
Hajipar. The river Sadanira is taken to have formed the boundary between the ancient Aryan
kingdoms of Kosala and Videha. This tradition suggests the infiltration of the Aryans to
the east of the Gandak and of the colonization of Mithila Desha. Up to the time of the
Buddha, Videha was the name of the region and later it also came to mean the distinctive
family name of all the kings of Mithila, known as Janaka. History points to a large number
of King Janakas in this area. It appears that Janaka was not the proper name of any
particular king, but, like Videha, it was the family name, which knew every king of that
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