Matihani is a municipality situated in Mahottari District of Nepal. The Municipality is well known for its historical significance and its festivities. The municipality was formed in 2016 from its current 9 wards from 9 former VDCs.[1] It occupies an area of 29.02 sq. km with a total population of 31,026.[2][3][4]
The view of the Laxmi Narayan Temple from the eastern side.Matihani Nagarpalika GatePrasadi Baba Chowk, Matihani
Matihani is considered the gateway to the Ramayana in Nepal. Matihani is located at the Indian border and was where Matkor of Mata Sita were conducted in the treta yuga. In a traditional mithila marriage, the Matkor ceremony is conducted when the groom comes to the bride place for marriage. Bedi is a ritual where mud is used for the Matkor ceremony. In the annual wedding ceremony (Bibah Panchmi), which takes place every year at Janakpur, the mud is taken from the pond nearby of Swami Laxmi Narayan temple.
The king of Sen dynasty met a Tasmaniya baba who was meditating in the jungle of Matihani and asked how to get a son. The saint said to the kist that the wishes of the king was fulfilled and returned to Matihani to build a school. Ju then built the Sanskrit school and the Laxmi Narayan temple.
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The second largest Laxmi Narayan temple of Nepal is located at the center of Matihani. The pond surrounding Laxmi Narayan temple which is commonly known as "Laxmi Narayan pond" is associated with the marriage ceremony of goddess Sita and lord Rama according to the Ramayan, a holy book of Hinduism. The ceremony of Sita "matkor" was held here.
Schools and literacy in Matihaniedit
Yjnayavalkya Lakshminarayan Vidyapeeth is the constituent unit of Nepal Sanskrit University. It provides Sanskrit and Hindu Vedic education to students from India and Nepal.[5] It was built by the Sen dynasty. They also built the Lakshminarayan Mandir in the village. This is a very historical college in Nepal. It is located at the Indo-Nepal Border at Madhwapur-Matihani village group.
Currently the village has a government school and some small schools, but Damodar Academy (school in Parikauli) and provides bus service to the students lifting the education system of the village. The village is also home to one of the oldest sanskrit school of Nepal.[6]
Children have to go either to the Damodar Academy (Nepal) which is around 10 km from Matihani, or Delhi Public School (India) which is approximately 4-5 km from Matihani. They might cross the border of Nepal and India. Some children however, go to a nearby governmental school.
Referencesedit
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^. 103.69.124.141. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^(PDF). CBS. 2 June 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
^Nepal, Government of Nepal (November 2012). (PDF). National Planning Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
^, Nepal's Village Development Committees, Digital Himalaya, archived from the original on 12 October 2008, retrieved 15 November 2009.
External linksedit
Official website of Municipality
UN map of the municipalities of Mahottari District
May 08, 2024
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article contains wording that promotes the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information Please remove or replace such wording and instead of making proclamations about a subject s importance use facts and attribution to demonstrate that importance February 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia s quality standards The specific problem is grammar punctuation and organization Please help improve this article if you can February 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message Matihani is a municipality situated in Mahottari District of Nepal The Municipality is well known for its historical significance and its festivities The municipality was formed in 2016 from its current 9 wards from 9 former VDCs 1 It occupies an area of 29 02 sq km with a total population of 31 026 2 3 4 The view of the Laxmi Narayan Temple from the eastern side Matihani Nagarpalika Gate Prasadi Baba Chowk Matihani Contents 1 Historical importance 2 Religion 3 Schools and literacy in Matihani 4 References 5 External linksHistorical importance editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Matihani Mahottari news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Matihani is considered the gateway to the Ramayana in Nepal Matihani is located at the Indian border and was where Matkor of Mata Sita were conducted in the treta yuga In a traditional mithila marriage the Matkor ceremony is conducted when the groom comes to the bride place for marriage Bedi is a ritual where mud is used for the Matkor ceremony In the annual wedding ceremony Bibah Panchmi which takes place every year at Janakpur the mud is taken from the pond nearby of Swami Laxmi Narayan temple The king of Sen dynasty met a Tasmaniya baba who was meditating in the jungle of Matihani and asked how to get a son The saint said to the kist that the wishes of the king was fulfilled and returned to Matihani to build a school Ju then built the Sanskrit school and the Laxmi Narayan temple Religion editThe second largest Laxmi Narayan temple of Nepal is located at the center of Matihani The pond surrounding Laxmi Narayan temple which is commonly known as Laxmi Narayan pond is associated with the marriage ceremony of goddess Sita and lord Rama according to the Ramayan a holy book of Hinduism The ceremony of Sita matkor was held here Schools and literacy in Matihani editYjnayavalkya Lakshminarayan Vidyapeeth is the constituent unit of Nepal Sanskrit University It provides Sanskrit and Hindu Vedic education to students from India and Nepal 5 It was built by the Sen dynasty They also built the Lakshminarayan Mandir in the village This is a very historical college in Nepal It is located at the Indo Nepal Border at Madhwapur Matihani village group Currently the village has a government school and some small schools but Damodar Academy school in Parikauli and provides bus service to the students lifting the education system of the village The village is also home to one of the oldest sanskrit school of Nepal 6 Children have to go either to the Damodar Academy Nepal which is around 10 km from Matihani or Delhi Public School India which is approximately 4 5 km from Matihani They might cross the border of Nepal and India Some children however go to a nearby governmental school References edit PM formally announces 744 local units operational My Republica Archived from the original on 13 August 2018 Retrieved 13 August 2018 स थ न य तह 103 69 124 141 Archived from the original on 31 August 2018 Retrieved 1 September 2018 Population Ward Level 753 Local Unit PDF CBS 2 June 2017 Archived from the original PDF on 27 January 2018 Retrieved 9 December 2018 Nepal Government of Nepal November 2012 National Population and Housing Census 2011 Village Development Committee Municipality PDF National Planning Commission Archived from the original PDF on 5 October 2018 Retrieved 9 December 2018 Collegenp Yjnayavalkya Lakshminarayan Vidyapeeth Mahottari www collegenp com Retrieved 2021 08 31 Nepal Census 2001 Nepal s Village Development Committees Digital Himalaya archived from the original on 12 October 2008 retrieved 15 November 2009 External links editOfficial website of Municipality UN map of the municipalities of Mahottari District Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matihani Mahottari amp oldid 1218648856, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
