Janaki Kund

Janaki Kund is a sacred water reservoir on the Mandakini River at Chitrakoot in Satna district, Madhya Pradesh. Revered as the bathing place of Goddess Sita during the Ramayana exile period, it features stone ghats, temples and clear waters surrounded by forested hills. Located about 2 km from Ramghat near Pramod Van, it is a tranquil pilgrimage site that attracts devotees and visitors for its religious importance, natural setting and peaceful riverside atmosphere.

Visitors can expect a serene riverside kund with stone ghats and steps leading down to the clear waters of the Mandakini River. The site includes small temples and shrines dedicated to Sita and Rama, surrounded by forested hills and a park area near Pramod Van. The environment is calm and devotional, with pilgrims performing prayers and holy dips, and open areas for sightseeing, photography and quiet walks along the riverbank.

Janaki Kund is traditionally associated with the Ramayana period when Lord Rama, Goddess Sita and Lakshmana spent part of their 14-year exile in Chitrakoot. It is believed to be the place where Sita bathed in the Mandakini River, and has been revered as a sacred bathing ghat for centuries within the Chitrakoot pilgrimage tradition.

Highly revered in Hindu tradition as Sita Kund, it holds deep religious importance as part of the Chitrakoot Dham pilgrimage circuit. Devotees perform prayers, holy dips and rituals on the ghats, especially during festivals and parikrama. The site symbolizes devotion to Sita and is an important cultural landmark for pilgrims visiting Chitrakoot.