Sitamarhi

Sitamarhi

Kamtaul to Sitamarhi is about 55 kms. Passenger train comes from Darbhanga to sitamarhi comes on Kamtaul We reach the sitamarhi railway st at around 2.00 pm. We ask the railway guard for clock room. But no clock room facility available there.

Opposite to railway station we request a hotel to keep our luggage. At the small hotel we finishes our breakfast at 3.00 pm.

• Janki Mandir – the birth place of Sitadevi. This is located in the bazaar about 3 kms from railway station
• Punaura daham- also considered as the brith place of sitadevi- on the way to Pant Pakar
• Panth Pakar- where Sita Ramar on her journey to Ayodhya stayed for a night –between Janakpur and Sitamarhi.

Sitamarhi is a big city.We take auto and reach Punaura daham. Behind the temple a pond, sita kund is available.

Local priest says from the sita kund, sitama born. From there we darshan Janki Mandir. We can’t go to pant pakar. Night we take some fruits and stayed the railway station.

THE HOLY BANYAN TREE

A Pakar tree has spread around a vast area in an astonishing manner.

There are several trees of the same breed which are connected and sprouted through the roots as well as the branches which get detached eventually. The myth of this place goes as that after getting married to Ram Sita and Sri Ram rested here as they returned for the fortnightly ritual.

On the way to Sitamarhi, one can visited Pant Pakar. This is not exactly in the main route. One needs to take a diversion and travel for about 2 kms to reach Panth Pakar.

The place where Sita devi’s palanquin (“doli”) alighted under a banyan tree is marked by a hound covered with red cloth and pooja is performed. Beside this , a small vigraham of Sita-Ramar is kept.

Exactly one month after Sri Rama navami, Seetha Navami is celebrated. Throughout Janakpur and Sitamarhi, this festival is celebrated for 10 days culminating in Sita Navami in the Tamil month of Vaigasi (May-June).

Frequent disconnection of current at the city including railway station is usual. Our train SADBHAVNA EXP Night at 2.00 PM comes two hrs late. 

 

Kamtaul - Ahilya Sthan

Aug-04-Tuesday Mayapur

Early morning at 4.00 am we have a train from Kakdwip and reach sealdah station at 7.00 am. We book a hotel Anandha bhavan( No 95, Chittaranjan avenue ph: (033)2236-1080) with morning and night tiffen includes 350/- per person. We fix a room. At 11.00 am we reach sealdah railway station. Take ticket Bisnupriya Halt. Passenger train goes upto Katwa jn. Train starts at 12.10 pm and reach the Bishnupri around 02.30 pm. Due to heavy rain Nabadwip have water at the roads. We reach a ferry point to cross the ganga and to reach the Mayapur.

For the ferry they charge 2/- per person and the boats have transfer around 100 persons per time. we cross the river. It comes with force due to flood. We drop at mayapur but we can’t enter into the city with full of flood.

Locals have small 3 to 4 persons sitting boats. They are ready to show the iskon temple and return to the ferry point at 500/- for 3 persons. It takes around 3 hrs. we return to the Bishnupri railway station at 6.00 pm. We catch a train upto bandel jn. We pick up one more train to reach howrah jn. We purchase some vegetables there.

We return the room around 10.00 pm. Next day evening we have catch GANGASAGAR EXP at 17.45 . We reach Darbhanga jn next day morning 06.30 AM.





August 06-15 Thrusday Kamtaul

Ahilya sthan (Ahiyari ),Gautham Ashram,(Brahampur),Gautam kund, –It is famous historical temple, situated about 3 Kms. South of Kamtaul Railway Station in Jale Block.

Large fairs are held every year on the occasion of Rama navami in the Hindi month of Chaitra and Vivah Panchami in Agrahayan.

For the service of pilgrims and tourists Dharmik Nyash Board have facilitate the louge and dharmashala and a guest house to stay and homemade pure food is served at very low cost to the tourists staying here. All though there is no any restaurant and hotel near the temple the dharamshala so no need to worry about staying here.

We take one auto at a fare of  300/- from Darbhanga railway station to Ahilya sthan. We reached the very small village. No bus, auto facilities available at this village. But the roads are in very good condition from Darbhanga to kamtaul city.

Two temples opposite to each other. One temple is ancient and build between 1662-1682 during the kingdome of Maharaj Chhatra Singh and Maharaja Rudra Singh. It is a masterpiece of art and ancient indian architecture .

 The Original place have a small temple. Near this a ashram is maintained by guru maharaj. Astha rishi vigraham is available at this ashram. Govt of Bihar built a big hall for the devotees. Around 100  persons can stay. Four clear separate bathrooms and 4 toilets are built. A pond is available but not suitable for bath.

 

 

After darshan of temples and ashram we wait for a long time to reach the Kamtaul railway st. no vehicles available. The villagers help us to stop a tempo. It have full of village peoples. So we climb on the top of the tempo and reach the railway station around 12.00 pm. 

Ganga Sagar

Adiyen with my father and kannan swamy three of us wants to make a Ganga yathra trip and
some places are related to Ramayana. Adiyen fix a date at August month. That period rivers have full of water due to rainy season. We fix Aug-1 Saturday and make railway booking for the following places.

• Ganga sagar (Ganga mix with the Sea)
• Mayapur (Chaithanya birth place)
• Kamtaul (Akalya stan)
• Sitamarhi (Birth place of sita)
• Hajipur (Gantaki sangam)
• Chapra (sarayu sangam)
• Balia (Brigu mandir)
• Chitbaragaon (Kameswar dham)
• Buxar(siddhasram)
• Bittoor (valmiki ashram)
• Hosangabad (Narmada river)

We start from Madurai at Aug -1 Saturday and finished at Aug -12 Tuesday.

August -03 2015 Monday Ganga sagar

At 12.50PM Saturday we catch train CAPE HOWRAH EXP  at Madurai station.
We reach Howrah station at 3.20 AM Aug-3^rd early morning.from that we book a prepaid taxi at Esplanade bus stand. We reach the bus stand 4.00 Am. At 5.00 AM first bus start upto Kakdwip village. The bus reaches Diamond Harbor at 7.00 AM . That time all over west Bengal full of rainy season and some places with flood. From Diamond Harbor to Kakdwip village 30 km full of heavy rain.

Before 3km to Kakdwip village, the bus driver drop us a place called Lot no 8 junction point. From that place we catch another bus to reach Lot No. 8 / Harwood Point, which is 80km from Kolkata and 6 km from Kakdwip village. That place is a ferry point to cross the back sea water of gangas ( Muriganga river).

Alternatively, you can take a bus to Namkhana from Kolkata to Namkhana (105) kms. From Namkhana you can reach to Chemaguri across the river Muriganga by launch and from Chamaguri to Gangasagar by bus (10kms.) Boats from Harwood Point and Kachuberia are accessible every hour.
The cost for a person is 10/- and the boat have a capacity of over 400-500 peoples.

If the water level is sufficient the boat will move. Otherwise we have to wait. We reach the ferry point at 9.00 am. We cross the river at 10.00 am. It takes around 1 hr. The other end is Kachuberia. From that place buses,autos available upto Kapil muni ashram (30 km) (Ganga sagar)

We take an auto at Kachuberia and we crossed lots of villages on the way. At last we reached ganga sagar bus stand. We book a room at Bharat Sevasram Sangha. Double bed room at 250/- donation. The room have a bad smell. They advised to buy a mosquito matt for night stay. Put our luggage and take a rickshaw to reach Ganga sagar beach where the Gangas mingle with Bay of bangal sea. Some of other Ashrams..

• Dharmashala of Bharat Sevasram Sangha
• Dharmashala of Kapil Muni’s Sangha
• P.W.D Bunglow Zila Parishad Bungalow
• Tourist lodges at Sagardwip and a Youth Hostel.
• Dharmashala of Sankaracharya Ashram
• Bharat Sevashram Sangha and a couple of other ashrams usually offer accommodation and meals for free. They are oriented to pilgrims and would expect a donation.
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• Vastra Vyasavi Seva Samity Dharamsala, Ganga Sagar, Road No. 1, 24 Parganas (near the Ganga Sagar bus stand). This is also a very good place to stay and eat. Rooms are neat and spacious and the complex also has a beautiful temple. Based on donations. 
• Larica Sagar Tourist Lodge.
  
  
   We took bath at the sea. The content of salt is less and the color of sea also like river water color. Big Ships, Boats are moving over the sea. Opposite to the Beach Kapil muni Ashram is there. We Darshan the kapil muni temple. Return to our room and take breakfast at 2.00 PM at our room. We decided to return Kolkata. We catch a tempo and reach Kachuberia at 4.00 PM evening. We reach the ferry point. Due to low level of water ferry service is stopped upto 8.00 pm.
  
  
  
  
  We waiting for four hours at ferry point. But boats came from other side to this side. Local says that water flows from north to south. That means the water flow takes the boat and reaches our end. But from here it is opposite direction of water flow. After 7.00 pm the water flow direction changes from south to north. What an amazing.. it is really thrilling experience. At 8.00 PM our boat starts and reach the lot no-8 around 9.00 PM. From that we pick a tricycle and goes to Kakdwip railway station. The last train leaves at 9.00 pm. So we missed the train. One tempo ask me to drop at kolkata at 700/- rs. But no urgent for us. So we stayed at railway station ticket counter.
  Keywords – kolkata – kakdwip, Namkhana,Diamond Harbour, Gangadharpur ,Kulpi, Nischintapur, ganga sagar .