Duhabi is a Village Development Committee in Dhanusa District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5,762 persons residing in 990 individual households. Duhabi is an archeological, historical, religious and cultural village situated either sides of indo-Nepal border. The natural environment of the Maithili cultural village includes a river, ponds, mango groove and the historical and archeological sites. It is a natural, cultural, and archeological museum. The word “Duhabi” is derived from the Sanskrit word “Durba”, which means plant of grass family. It is said that Saint Durbasha meditated for 12 years only eating ‘Durba’ in the same village. So the Gadh got its name Durbasha Gadh latter got its name Duhabi. Historically the archeological remains and icons excavated in the village resemble with archeological remains of Simraungadh and Rajbiraj this proves a historical linkage of Karnat era in Mithila described by the Chinese travelers Xuan Zang and Zheng He.
Location
The archeological, historical, religious, and cultural village, Duhabi is situated in Mithila. It is 15 km east from the historical, religious and cultural town Janakpur and at similar distance from a small business town Jaynagar. Nepal railway passes through the village. The archeological remains sites and the temples are at stone throw distance from the railway station. Duhabi is ward Number 2 of Videha Municipality and about to contribute as only one historicaland archeological sites to boost internal and international tourism in the region.The site is surrounded by 13 ponds which maintain annual temperature and helps the water harvest during rainy season. the ponds provide easy sipment of water to the ground and help in water re-charging in the region so no water pump set in the region get dry even in summer seasons. The purni pokhari which is 1000 years old had only water storage in 1990 earthquaqe, the old people of the village had said. .
Sites
Dharohar
Five Temples with excavated idols of God and Goddess.
500 years old banyan tree and many years old peepal trees.
1000Years old pond where every year khoya hans of black clour come to enjoy fish eating from siberia in cold seasons is the most high flying bird in the world .It can fly the hight of 9375ft.. It comes from transhimalian art of Asia namely china.Mangoliya, and siberian region The migratory bird come here in search of food like small fish, tap grass' worm etc..
Kabir Kutti with orchid in 5 bigha.
Secondary school
Vairab sthan
Bhikhiya baba sthan
sites for agro - tourism Green wheet field with yellow flower of mustard and blue flowers of alas
ponds for boating
Some festivals that are observed through out the year in the village are as follows:-
1)Vijaya Dashmi and Kojagrat purnima 2)Laxmiuja 3)Kalipuja 4) Chhatha and shama chkheva 5) Devouthan ekadashi and kaitiki urnima or vut mella 6)Vibah panchmi 7) Tila sankranti and shri panchmi 8) Faguwa 9) Chait navmi 10)jurshital 11)dashara 12)Gram dihbar puja 13)jhoola 14)Krishnashtami 15)Annant chturdashi Some dances and songs which are observed in the village :- Jhijhiya during dashami, 2) jat-jatin during raini seasons 3)Ropani git during paddy plantation, Lagni songs during grinding grain in jatta, Batgabani sung on the way during marriage and mundan upnayan sanskar.
