Shravasti is situated in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh around 176 km off Lucknow. It is a part of the Buddhist circuit that encompasses the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Nepal. There are good rail and road networks that connect this small place with the other places in the region. Shravasti, due to its location in the Gangatic plains and proximity to the Tropic of Cancer, enjoys a comfortable winter but a really hot summer. In the winters, the night temperature can go down to around 10°C and the day temperature to 20°C. October-November and February-March are almost always comfortable and sunny. Beginning in April and continuing through June, it is extremely dry and the daytime temperature often reaches 45°C. In late June or early July, monsoon season brings torrential rains and high humidity.

Descendents of king Janmejay (great grand son of Arjun Pandava) settled in the Panchmahal area of Gujarat and ruled from Pawagarh Fort naming the principality Arjanwara, which later got corrupted to Janwaara. Having migrated to the Himalayan Terai from Janwaara in the 13th century they came to be known as Janwaar Rajputs.