Matihani is a town situated in Mahottari district of Nepal. The village is well known for its historical significance and its way of celebrating any festival. It was formed in as a municipality in 2016 occupying current 9 sections from previous 9 former VDCs. It occupies an area of 29.02 sq. km with a total population of 31,026. 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 goddes s Sita and lord Rama according to the holy book of hindu,The ceremony of sita "matkor" was held here.Currently the village has a government school and some small school but Damodar Academy provides bus service to the students lifting the education system of the village.One of the famous school of mahottary district is here named "Shree Ram higher secondary school -8". The village is also home to one of the oldest sanskrit school of Nepal. The Village has done tremendous development in terms of technology it has provided free WiFi hotspot across different locations of the village. Historical Importance First of all, Matihani is the place which is the gateway of Ramayana in Nepal. Why is it so? In a traditional mithila marriage, matkor ceremony is conducted when the groom comes to the bride place for marriage. Matihani which is located at the border was the place in Nepal where matkor of Shri Ram was conducted in the treat yug. Bedi is a ritual where Mud is needed for the matkor ceremony, the annual weeding ceremony which takes place every year at Janakpur, the mud is taken from the pond nearby of Swami Laxmi Narayan temple. The king ofSen dynasty came and meet Tasmaniya baba who was meditating in the jungle of Matihani and asked how to get a son. The saint said to the king build a school and a mandir here and you wish would be successful. Just like the saint said the wishes of the king was fulfilled and he got a son and returned to Matihani and built the Sanskrit school and the Laxmi Narayan temple which is the oldest Mhaat in Nepal.
