A big fair is organized at Sitkund Dam in Ramnaumi, shops are decorated to sell various items, people gather Achi-News

Achi news desk-
Mankeshwar Kumar Pandey. Like every year, a grand fair is held on the theme of Pipra Chaitra Ram Navami in the Sitakund Dham complex, this year also from Tuesday, Saptami Tithi. More than 50 thousand spectators gather at the fair every day to pray and watch the fair. People from distant places come to this fair. Sports toys, clothes, furniture, medicinal fruits and more are sold at the fair. There are also arrangements for games and shows for spectators. The main sales here are bay leaves, red chili, pepper, etc. There is a popular Bhojpuri slogan about this place: Sitakund ke Bel-Hathe Hathe Gail. Singh, the contractor manager of the fair, said that more than two dozen furniture shops are decorated at the Sitkund fair. Currently, the period of immigration to marriage, etc. is taking place. In such a situation many people come here to buy different types of beds, divans, tables, chairs and other furniture. The furniture stores remain decorated for 15 days. After the marriage of Lord Shri Ram and Mata Janaki, the procession stayed at Sitkund for one night while returning to Ayodhya from Janakpur, Nepal. The next day, a Chautri celebration was held here at Bedivan Ghar. At that time this region was in the empire of Kushwaja, the brother of King Janak. Until a few years ago there was a mango tree here, on which they were wrapped around each other like a bracelet. The elders here tell about that tree. This place is famous as Bediban Garh. This pool was built for the bathing of Mother Sita. In this framework, seven wells were built for a water source. After bathing, Mother Sita installed Mahadev Girijanath in the south-east direction of the pool and praised him. This mythological place Sitakund is located in Madhuban Bediban Panchayat of Chakia Block under East Champaran District of Bihar State. This sacred pool (pond) is situated among the ruins of the fort spread over about 18 acres in a village called Sitakund in this panchayat. There is a popular belief about the Girijanath temple located in Sitakund that whenever a situation like drought arises in the surrounding area. At that time, people from nearby villages offer water from the pond on the Shivalinga installed in the Jirinath temple. When Shivalinga is immersed in water, it rains within 24 hours. Local people have tried it many times. Chakia SDM Shivani Shubham said that the sub-administration is committed to the development of Sitakund. After the completion of the Lok Sabha elections, efforts will be made to organize Sitakund Mahotsav at the Sitakund Dham complex this year itself by better coordinating with the Art, Culture and Youth Department of the Government of Bihar. Coordination will also be made with the Department of Tourism, Government of Bihar to develop this place as a tourist destination. Ministry of Culture, Government of India Prasad Ratneshwar, member of the Board of Governors of East Zone Cultural Center and the initiator of Champaran Mahotsav, said that Sitkund has mythological significance. Sitakund Dham is located at Pipra in Ramayana Circuit is situated in an area of ​​18 acres in a mound like area about 15 feet high. which is the ruins of an ancient fortress. The ancient temples built here, archaeological inscriptions, many ancient sculptures, ruins and the materials found in the Archaeological Survey of India give clear evidence of its mythology. An inscription was found by Corningham in 1346 AD. In 1990, archaeologist Dr. PK Maun found a punched copper coin. In 1995, Motihari Sadar SDO found five punched coins of Mauryan period. Out of which four copper coins and one bronze takshila type. These coins were sent to archaeologist SV Sohni for identification. Many symbols of a pre-Brahmi script are recorded on the inscriptions of the Mauryan period.This is mentioned in the Champaran Gazetteer published by the State Government.The material obtained during agricultural work indicates that it is mythological.