Kathmandu, June 23 (TIWN) The much-hyped Ramayana Circuit train, carrying as many as 500 Indian Hindu pilgrims, arrived in Nepal's Janakpur on Thursday.

Chief Minister of Nepal’s Madesh province, Lalbabu Raut welcomed the passengers on board the 14-coach Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train, which was jointly flagged off from New Delhi on Tuesday Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw and Tourism Minister, G Kishan Reddy.  It is a first of its kind tourist train covering the Ramayana Circuit in India and Nepal.

The Prime Ministers of India and Nepal had jointly flagged off a train connecting Jaynagar in India to Kurtha in Nepal on April 2.  Several people from diverse backgrounds welcomed the pilgrims in Janakpur, the birthplace of Sita. Lord Rama of Ayodhya had married Sita of Janakpur, according to a famous Hindu epic, Ramayana.