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Photos of Sankhu jatra festival

About Sankhu

Sankhu (Shankharapur) is one of the oldest typical Newari Village of Kathmandu district . According to the ancient book (Manisaili Mahabadan) It was formed at 1801 Kaligat Sambat KS (700 years earlier that Roman mythology ). It is spread around five VDC’s ( Pukhulachhi , Suntole, Bajrayogini , Lapsephedi, Indrayani ). The population of Sankhu is around twenty two thousand. It is 17 km east-north far from the kathamandu city, situated at the altitude of 1328 meters from the sea level. Sankhu is surrounded by Manichod Mountain from north and east while Nagarkot , Changu Narayan and Boudha Nath are the nearest world famous destination from sankhu. Sankhu holds lot of temples, imaged, cultures, traditional dances, great model of wood carvings , jungles and mountain for hiking and safari, religion harmony. The place is rich in both natural landscape and cultural aspect with abundance of beauty, antique and mesmerizing tourism probability.