Sankhu Festival

Introduction and Programme

Sankhu (Shankharapur) is an ancient city. This is ancient city is located at the altitude of 1328 meters from the sea level and on east direction of Kathmandu 17 Kilometer far from the heart of kathmandu. This is a typical Newar Town. Mostly peoples are newars. And they have their own culture. Sankhu is an ancient but small too. The people of sankhu are mostly well civilized, and educated. At past also this place as well developed and as a country which as its own autonomus.

According to the legend and historic manuscripts, Sankhu village was created and settled for the service of Goddess Ugra Tara Bajrayogini by inviting residents of 7-8 villages in surrounding areas. Goddess Bajrayogini is the centre of beleive of thousands of Hindus and Buddhists. The main aim of the sankhu festival is to give information about sankhu and its all social and economical status to Nepal and all over the world.

something new

This year sankhu is going to celebrate SANKHU MAHOTSHAV ( Sankhu Festival).   The mahotshav is going to be held on the time of BAJRAYOGINI FESTIVAL(Jatra).  For the success of that mahotshav people from sankhu are participating meetings. The meetings are about how to conduct the sankhu festivals in better way. People of snakhu and  from around the sankhu are really excited about the coming sankhu festivals. They all want to make better so that we all can put forward the identity of sankhu to our periphery. As this is first time in the history of Sankhu. So we all are looking forward to the festival.