Vivaha Panchami
विवाह पञ्चमी
HinduMadhesi / Mithila
Dates
| 2083 BS | fifth day of the Shukla paksha of Mangsir month of the Hindu calendar — date to be announced | Date to be announced |
| 2084 BS | fifth day of the Shukla paksha of Mangsir month of the Hindu calendar — date to be announced | Date to be announced |
When: fifth day of the Shukla paksha of Mangsir month of the Hindu calendar (Wikipedia)
Vivaha Panchami (Sanskrit: विवाहपञ्चमी, romanized: Vivāhapañcamī) is a Hindu festival celebrating the wedding of Rama and Sita in Janakpurdham which was the capital city of Mithila. It is observed on the fifth day of the Shukla paksha or waxing phase of moon in the month of Agrahayana (November – December) in the Bikram Samvat, calendar also known as Mangsir. The day is observed as the Vivaha Utsava of Sita and Rama in temples and sacred places associated with Rama, such as the Mithila region of India and Nepal and Ayodhya in India.
नेपालीमा
राजर्षि जनक,जानकी र याज्ञवल्क्यको पुण्यभूमि प्राचीन मिथिलाको राजधानी जनकपुरधाममा बर्सेनी मार्ग महिनाको शुक्ल पक्ष पञ्चमी तिथिमा राम जानकी विवाहपञ्चमी मेला लाग्छ । सीतोपाख्यान उत्तरार्द्धमा सीता स्वयम्बरका बारेमा उल्लेख भए अनुसार आश्विन पूर्णिमाका दिन अयोध्या नरेश महाराज दशरथ नन्दन राजकुमार श्रीरामचन्द्रले प्राचीन शिव धनुषलाई भाँचेको र त्यसपछि मार्ग शुक्ल पञ्चमी तिथिमा श्री राम जानकीको शुभविवाह भएको प्रसङ्ग उल्लेख गरिएको छ ।
Observed by: Hindus
Observances
The day is of great importance at Janakpurdham and Vivah Mandap in Janakpur, Nepal, where thousands of pilgrims along with Ram Baraat Yatra arrive many from India and from other part of the country, as it is mentioned in the Ramayana that Sita married Rama here.In the year 2025, a grand sacred ceremony of Ram Dhwajarohan was organised in the premises of the Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir in Ayodhya on the occasion of Vivah Panchami. In the ceremony, the prime minister Narendra Modi of India hoisted Rama's sacred Dharma Dhwaja on the top peak of the temple.