The 'Ram-Sita' wedding festival has been celebrated to highlight the religious and tourist attractions of the Rampur Municipality area of ​​Palpa. The Ram-Sita wedding festival has been organized for the first time in Rampur under the organization of the Rampur Municipality.

Rampur Municipality Mayor Raman Bahadur Thapa said that the wedding ceremony was held to promote the religious belief that Ram and Sita of the Tretayuga lived in various places on the banks of the Kaligandaki River.

‘The presence of thousands of people in this divine program is our support,’ he said, ‘Although the program was organized by the municipality, it has been successful with the support of all the citizens of this area.’ Apart from Palpa, residents of Syangja, Tanahun, Nawalparasi, Rupandehi and other places also came to participate in the wedding ceremony.

They reached Sitakunda Island, the place where Sita lived, via Ramghat, Ramkuwa, Ramchulo, Ram Mandir and Ramche in the Kaligandaki coastal area of ​​Rampur Municipality. Durgesh Malla of Rampur Municipality-3 said that the participation of thousands of citizens also made the locals happy. He said that the wedding ceremony program, which was held according to Vedic and local traditions, provided additional encouragement to the residents of Sitakunda. Sandeep Rana, an activist who promotes religious and cultural tourism in the Kaligandaki Valley, said that the Rampur area is a historical land where Lord Ram and Sita roamed during their exile. When the devotees along with Janti from Ramghat in Rampur Municipality reached Sitakunda, they were welcomed with great enthusiasm by the local residents. The Ramghat Bariyat (Janti) team from the banks of the Kaligandaki River had reached Sitakunda. The team that reached Sitakunda with various tableaus was welcomed by the residents of Ward Nos. 3 and 4 Sitakunda as Maiti Paksha.

The Janti was bid farewell by senior citizens who had performed 84 pujas. After circumambulating the Yagya Parikrama in Koilatari, Rampur, they reached the Ram Mandir, where the Ram Chulho is located. Sagun with kasar and curd was served from the Ram Mandir. The team was welcomed at various places by various groups including the Tol Bikash Sanstha. 

The Mahant, Batuk and other Janti teams, who arrived with a tableau of various castes including Panchebaja, were welcomed and honored by the Maiti Paksha with marriage rituals at Sitakunda. The team that arrived at Sitakunda was welcomed by the Maiti Paksha with a tableau of various castes including Panchebaja and other castes. Original Pandit Hari Prasad Khanal said that it is mentioned in various texts that Lord Ram and Sita lived in Rampur, a coastal area of ​​Kaligandaki, for three months.