A temple on the bank of the Ganga at Sitamarhi in Bhadohi district, about 85 km west of Varanasi towards Prayagraj, built where tradition says Sita returned to the earth.
Image of Sita above a mound of dark stones in the shrine at Sitamarhi
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The present complex was completed in 1990. Its landmark is a towering Hanuman statue, 110 feet high by the district administration's count.
Sita is said to have lived here in the hermitage of the sage Valmiki, where her sons Luv and Kush captured Rama's ashvamedha horse and held off his warriors. When Rama himself came, Sita asked her mother, the earth, to take her back, and the earth received her.
Sources: Bhadohi district (NIC) — Sita Samahit Sthal (110 ft Hanuman statue; 11 km from Jangiganj; airports, stations, directions) · Bhadohi district (NIC) — Places of interest (Sitamarhi about 85 km from Varanasi, 40 km from Prayagraj, 45 km from Vindhyachal) · Wikipedia — Sita Samahit Sthal (legend; completed 1990) · Hindi Wikipedia — सीता समाहित स्थल (coordinates 25.2730 N, 82.2577 E)
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