Vivaha Panchami

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Vivah Panchami
Janaki Mandir of Janakpur
Observed by	Hindus
Type	Hindu
Frequency	annual

Vivah Panchami is a Hindu festival celebrating the wedding of Rama and Sita. It is observed on the fifth day of the Shukla paksha or waxing phase of moon in the Agrahayana month (November – December) as per Maithili calendar and in the month of Margashirsha in Hindu Calendar. The day is observed as the Vivah Utsav of Sita and Rama in temples and sacred places associated with Sri Rama in Mithila region of India and Nepal.

Observances[]

The day is of great importance at Janakpurdham in Nepal, where thousands of pilgrims arrive many from India and from other part of the country, as it is believed that Sita married Lord Ram (Prince of Ayodhya) here.^[3]

See also[]

• Ram Navami
• Mithila
• List of Hindu festivals

References[]