Sankhu (Your Destination to Visit)

Sankhu Spring Music Festival 2068

2012-01-30T17:34:00.000-08:00

The Huge Music festival has just finished at Sankhu, there were photo exhibition, cultural dances, concerts, give honored to personalities of Sankhu and many more,

photo features

Society and Culture of Sankhu

2012-01-17T05:06:00.000-08:00

1) The People of Sankhu

When Srikrishna settled the cowherds in Kathmandu valley. There was Dharmapal the first King of Gopal dynasty. Later Lichhvi and Malla Kings ruled. Malla might be the cross generation of Lichhvi and Kiranti King. The people of Sankhu also are the generations of them. The Kings of valley also ruled in this ancient town Sankhu.

The Newars of Sankhu having the difference species are in existence. Some are Bajracharya (The worshippers of Bajrayoginee), Shakya (The early bankers), Malla (The followers of King), Rajbhandari, Napit, Kapali and so on. Anyway Sankhu is the community of the Newars. Out of the Newars some are teachers, some are the government jobe holders and some are businessmen. Similarly most of them have been engaged in agriculture and some are in security forces as well as politics.

2) The Culture of Sankhu

There are Hindu and Buddhist Newars in Sankhu. Who have religious tolerance. All of them have different Guthis (The early co-operative societies) and they organise feasts (bhoj) in time to time. They all celebrate different jatras. There are 64 lingeswar Mahadev including Kageshwor Mahadev, Manichoodeswor, Jogeswor Mahadev, Narayan Bageswar, Jyotirlingeswor, Ratnachudeswor, Kileswor, similarly there are 9 (nine) chaityas they are : waha, Guwaha, Thathuwaha, Yanwaha, Suyawaha, Kowaha, Mansuwaha. Likewise there are 8 toles namely Dhunla tole, Salkha tole, Chalakhu tole, Dugahiti tole, suntole, Illatole, Ipatole, Pukhulachhi tole. Every tole has Astamatrika and Ganesh (Vinayak) spot to worship.

According to their culture the people of Sankhu celebrate different Jatra festivals at 7 stages they are : Dhadanu dabali, Jana dabali, Devi dabali, Layaku dabali, Sasudha dabali, Bhidha dabali and Pyakhan dabali. There are different bands to play with various songs and dances. The Newars perform Ghintanghising, Narsingh jatra and Sattal Singh, Byadha pyankh, Dunga pyankh, Shahi nach, Ropain nach, Baman nach, Lakhe nach etc. dances, Out of the dances Devi dance and Bhairab, Chandinach of Kaye Astami are unique of Sankhu. Dashain and Deepawali are also celebrated as other community.

During the festivals of Janaipurnima of Sharawan Shuklapaksha Purnima Kwanti (The mixed 9 grain pulses) cooked and eten by offering Bwacha and respecting the guests. They take bath at 9 (Nine) natural taps during 9 days which is also called Gunupunhi in their local words. After then Saparu, Khyali, Lakhe, Hile, Baman, Narsingh dances are performed in Sankhu. The family members disguise as form of cow on the memory of dead spirit and march around the city. The bamboo sticks, Lusi bottles of wine or beer, water pot karuwa, flowers are played with the unique music of Tahamacha. There is satirical or ironic presentation in Ropain Jatra.

There is also the culture of Ihi of virgin girls Bel-Bibaha, Surya Bibaha as other Newars also do in the valley or other locality. There are also other festivals like Gunla parba, Yanya punhi, Sithi nakha, Ghantakarna, Mhapuja at Tihar, Yomari Purnima, Gorakhnath, Shivaratri, Holi, Nabaratri, Pahan charhe, Ram nawami, Mother's day, Father's day. The foods like Yomari, Chatamari, Bara, Chhoyala, Kachila with Baji are unique foods in Sankhu.

3) Economic Status of Newari Community

Newari community is prosperous in comparison with other surrounding i.e. Brahmin, Kshetri, Tamang and others. The Newars have Guthi Traditionally and co-operative society or Finance company of modern society. The save and invest in the Guthi as well as other companies so they from capital. The farmers grow potato, paddy, vegetables fruits like hugplum, persimon. They produce the pickles and sell in the festivals. The Newars produce sweets from milk fudge (Khuwa) in time to time. The farmers also sell grapefruit (Bhogate) chayote (Skush), sponge gourd, cauliflower, cabbage and mustard (rayo) along with other products so they can live happily. The potato and rice supplied from Sankhu make the people be rich there. The women of Sankhu locality weave sweaters of Thamel market in order of businessmen so they earn sufficiently. There are also oil mills and chyura mills in Sankhu which are the sources of extra income. Newars are very clever at business, whoever wherever they live they do some income generating activities. The people of Sankhu are also business holders so their status in society is good.

4) Precise

Anyway the people of Sankhu are friendly co-operative and diligent. They always share and care among each other. Chyatona, Bajinedunala, Jajolapa, Taremam Sharan etc are the words to socialize at Sankhu. Some people who do politics are selfish but most of them are kind-hearted also so I love Sankhu as I love my birth place. Motherland motherland are greater.

Lost Monuments of Sankhu and our Responsibility

2012-01-07T04:36:00.000-08:00

Youth Managed Resource Center YMRC, SANKHU, is going to organize the Interaction program about "Lost Monuments and Our Responsibility" at Sankhu comming saturday. The Historical monuments are losting and stealing day by day at Sankhu, the problems is getting larger nowdays.

Program Details:
Date: 2012 Jan 14 Saturday
Time: 7:30 am
Venue: Shree Ganesh Primary School, Dhunlla,
भनिन्छ कला संस्कृति, रितिरिवाज, भाषा र परम्परा कुनै पनि देश वा स्थानको पहिचान हो । कला र संस्कृतिले सम्पन्न देश सबैभन्दा सबृद्धि तथा सफल मान्ने गरिन्छ । यसकारण हाम्रा पूर्खाहरुले ले छोडेर गएका विभिन्न कला, संस्कृति, सांस्कृतिक धरोहरहरु हाम्रो अमूल्य निधि हुन् भने यस्ता नासोहरुलाई संरक्षण गर्नु र जोगाइराख्नु हामी सबैको दायित्व हो ।
यस्तै विभिन्न प्रशंगहरु आइरहँदा ऐतिहासिक नगर साँखु, सक्वमा भने ठिक उल्टो भइरहेको छ । यहाँ केही समय यतादेखि विभिन्न धार्मिक तथा ऐतिहासिक महत्व भएका प्राचिन मूर्तिहरु धमाधम चोरी हुने क्रम बृद्धि हुँदै आएको छ । पछिल्लो तीन महिना यता करिब ४, ५ वटा यास्ता प्राचिन मूर्तिकला हरु चोरी भै सकेको छ । ऐतिहासिक नगर साँखुका विभिन्न देवस्थानहरुका करिब ३३०० बर्ष पूराना मूर्तिहरु धमाधम गायब हुँदै गइरहेको स्थितिमा सो नियन्त्रणमा वा चोरी भएका यस्ता मूर्तिहरुको खोजी निति गर्ने कार्यमा त्यति तदारुपकताका साथ काम भएको पाइएको भने छैन, स्थानिय समाज, नेताहरु एवं स्थानिय प्रहरी प्रशासन भने यस मामिलामा अझै उदासिन रहेको पाइएको छ, होइनभने यस्ता चोरीको घटनाहरु ीदनानुदिन बृद्धि हुने थिएन र चारी गर्ने व्यक्तिहरु प्क्राउ पर्ने थिए, यसरी सबैले यस मामिलालाई गहन रुपमा नलिने हो भने । यस्ता घटनामा संलग्न व्यक्तिहरुको हौसला झन् तीव्र हुने छन् , भने बाँकी रहेका केही मूर्तिहरु पनि यसरी नै चोरी नहोला भन्न सकिदैन, स्मरणरहोसः साँखुमा अधिकांश यस्ता मूर्तिहरु खुल्लारुपमा त्यतिकै रहेको हुँदा यसको खतरा झन् बढि रहेको छ । अतः यस्ता धरोहरहरुको संरक्षणमा हामी सबैजना पछि परिरहेको स्पष्ट हुन्छ भने अझ यसको संरक्षणमा ध्यान नहिने हो भने , भविष्यमा यसले ठूलै क्षति व्यहोर्नु पर्ने छ । विभिन्न चाहिने नचाहिने कुराहरुमा राजनिति गर्ने हाम्रा नेताहरुको ध्यान यसतिर किन नगएको होला । हे भगवान! यस्ता नेताहरुको घँइटोमा घाम कहिले लाग्ने होला । यसरी यस्ता सम्पदाहरुकोे जगेर्ना नगर्ने वा गर्न नसक्ने हो भने भविष्यमा आउने हाम्रा नयाँ पढिले अवष्य पनि हामीलाई धिकार्ने छन् ।

Sankhu- A Historical and Spiritual City and Lifestyle

2011-12-04T00:39:00.000-08:00

Chet Ram Paudel

Historical Background

Although there is not any fixed date in the history ancient Shankarapur or Lawanyadesh was very found early age. According to Hindu as well as Buddha religion Brahma Vishnu the gods meditated at Mrigendra Shikhar So Bajrayoginee was emerged. On the otherhand Nhemuni, Devidas, Suryaketu, Bikramaditya, Dharmadatta also came to worship the goddes . The Buddhism believes Tara as source of power and yoginee the devotee or meditator. Hence The word yoginee w

, Dorjefam, Nawadurga, Dashmaha Vidya, Prajnaparamita etc. Different temples were built in the different era in dome style, shikhara style and pagoda style. The latest temple was built by Bhuwan Laxmi Malla. The mother of Bhaskar Malla on the memory of her husband. Different goddesses templeas derived from yoga which was highlighted by patanjali around 150 BC. King Mandev erected the first statue of Bajrayoginee between 464 to 505 BC building Gunabihar. Later Shankhadev Settled the ancient city Shankharapur in 1801 kaligat sambat. Jogdev started to worship daily, then Bajrayoginee to the northside of the ancient city was established according to carving .

Around periphery of Shankharapur the other dwelling places were set up they were named after Newari word . Nagacha, Gulima, Shasan, Chwabahi, Pawana, Gudekhya and Gagal Villages were also set up. Similarly Gubha, Itagu, Thugu, Salagu locality were named. Nowdays Telkot, Nagarkot, Dolagiri, Changu, Shivapuri, Manichud, Jhule, Pauwa, Palubari etc. are located around Shankharapur. The golden statue of Bajrayoginee was constructed in 1817 Kaligat Sambat according to the stone carving. The first priest Bachasiddhi Bajracharya started worshipping. The Jatra started in 1818 Kaligat Sambat as mentioned on stone pillar.

There are about 108 names of goddess Bajrayoginee including NIl, Saraswati, Khadgayoginees also were also built.

Present Reality: The Life style and culture

Now a days Shankharapur is called Sankhu Sakwa. It is said that the Malla King from Hanuman Dhoka used to conduct the Jatra. After unification in 1831 The King started to send Khadga as the representative which is still in existence. The Main Jatra falls in chaitra month. It is celebrated for 8 day . The statue of upper temple and stupa of Budha are carried on charriots and pulled around Sankhu. The statues are kept in the guest houses at every corner in a rotation. There are caves and Nhemuni, Saraswati temples in Bajrayoginee.

On the otherhand there is a month long festival of Shalinadi in Magh month meditating Swasthani and worshipping lord Madhav Narayan. The devotes move around city as well as visit pashupatinath, pharping, panauti and changu with bare feet. The priests perform Ashwamedh yagyan on the final day and end . It is believed that the angels from the heaven visit the river to take a bath during the Maghmela period, conches are blown to avoid the evil spirits from Lawanyadesh (Sankhu) in the festival. Then salkha Mahadev on Shivaratri for Bhajan & worship to goddess Madhav Narayan.

There are special days to clean the well . The wells of Sankhu are cleaned only on Sithinakha day. After worshipping the snakes and singing sinhajya in ropain rag. There is payajatra Khadgajatra which is performed from Taleju temple at night of Dashain. If we cultivate the ancient things there were many dances eg. Dunganach, Satalsingnach, Shikari nach which are performed from Dhalanko, Suntol, Inlatole, Pukhulachhi tole, similarly dogs dance maka pyakha, Jhyaure, dances, Khapykhan and Pardawal Pyakha have been disappeared from Sankhu. Any way we must preserve our historical and traditional values to identify ourselve . Mother and motherlands are the greater.

Demonstration against Constitution Asembly at Sankhu

2011-08-28T05:39:00.000-07:00

Raprapa Nepal( the political party) has demonstrated against the Constitution Assembly at Sankhu. The main guest is Kamal Thapa (the chairman of Raprapa Nepal)

the ropai jatra festival of sankhu

2011-08-22T04:53:00.000-07:00

the last day of the Gaijatra series Wa Pijya Pyakhan " Ropai Jatra" has been finished at sankhu . there is huge number of people are participated on the festival. it was very enjoyable moment. some photos are as follows.

to view more photos about jatra click here.

YMRC Eye Camp-2011

2011-07-16T20:20:00.000-07:00

July 16, Sankhu Eye camp has successfully completed. Many eye patients are benifited at the camp, around 210 people are treated at the camp. the 19 people are found eye catract problems they are going to free eye operation at Til Ganga Eye Hospital. The program was organized by Youth Managed Resource Center sankhu with the help of Til Ganga Eye Hospital.

साँखुको विस्केट जात्रामा प्रताप मल्लको योगदान

2011-06-13T04:29:00.000-07:00

प्रत्येक वर्ष मेष संक्रान्ति अर्थात् बैशाख १ गते साँखुको चलाखु टोलको महालक्ष्मी अष्टमातृका पीठको सामुन्ने लिङ्गो ठड्याई भव्यताका साथ बिस्केट जात्रा मनाउने गर्दछन् । कालान्तरमा गुठी जग्गाको आय७नतसोत नपुग्ने कारण विगत ३०÷४० वर्षदेखि औपचारिकता मात्र पूरा गर्ने गरि साँखुमा लिङ्गो ठड्याई बिस्केट जात्रा मनाउँदै आएको छ ।

article by: Prakash Man Sakwo

पूरा लेख ।

Publication of "Lawaney Sandesh Weekly "

2011-06-13T03:51:00.000-07:00

The New Weekly Magazine " Lawaney Sandesh " has been published at Sankhu, the senior leader of Nepali Congress Mr. Prakash Man Shing has inaugurated the magazine, all the political leaders are attend the ceremony.

The Bajrayogini Jatra (Festival) is started.

2011-04-18T05:54:00.000-07:00

April 18,2011. One of the very famous and very important festival of kathmandu Vally, The Bajrayogini Jatra is started from today.

View more photos about festival

2011-03-19T00:48:00.000-07:00

Sankhu is one of the oldest settlement of kathmandu valley. 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.

It is quite beautiful and it has own tradition and natural beauties. We hearty welcome to all the people of the world to be closed with sankhu. This is a hidden tourism area of kathmandu valley. you can get more exciting than you expect at here.

YMRC's Ear- C amp

2011-01-29T19:48:00.000-08:00

2011 Jan 29, Youth Managed Resource Center (YMRC) Sankhu has successfully organized " Ear-Camp -2011" at Sankhu. Around 100 Patients are treated on the Camp. YMRC has collaborated with the Ear Hospital of Kirtipur.

Snow fall at Sankhu

2011-01-16T03:48:00.000-08:00

2010-Jan-16 Sunday, After 3 Years, We see snow fall at Sankhu, all the roads are affected. People are really enjoying with playing with snow.

About Devi Dance of Sankhu..

2010-09-21T01:51:00.000-07:00

The Davi Dance is one of the most interesting dance demonstrated at sankhu. The three Gods are dancing whole night all over the Sankhcity. more about.............

The Statue at Bajrayogini

2010-09-10T20:37:00.000-07:00

The series of Festival is started.

2010-08-08T06:42:00.000-07:00

As we all know that newari culture is very rich in culture and traditional.In newari culture at least one festival falls in Every month. the series of festival is started from today (Gathe mangal). this festival is about the evil thrown from all the homes of newari custom. In Every toles(the Geographical area which is divided by local government). In this day, the people make one statue of The evil say (Bhudhya: newari word) means (The god of of Evil) all the people of the all the home bring all the bad things bring and they burn it in front on the statue. that beleive that all the bad things are thrown from the home. The thrown the statue outside the valley to keep for all the prosperous and keep away from all the evil things in whole year.

some photos of the festival from sankhu

Gatha-muga (known variously as Gathemangal and Gantakarna) is when evil spirits are banished outside the city limits.

In the Kathmandu Valley, effigies of the Gathan-muga demon are erected at street intersections. A man wearing war-paint goes about begging for money. At the end of the day, the effigy is taken down.

World Cup affected Life style.

2010-06-25T19:18:00.000-07:00

Sankhu/ During of the FIFA world cup 2010 all the sectors are badly affected on Sankhu. The service holders, Students, Businesman and Teenagers are affected by world cup 2010. Most of the good games are starting on mid night so they must be awakeup whole night to enjoy the world cup that makes them very hard to conduct their daily life. the world cup charms can be seen very clearly on Sankhu, in the smill town there are using more than 3 Projectors to watch World-cup. Even of the Load sheeding (no electricity) they managed Generators to watch the world cup. the following places are used to show world cup.

Salkha tole
Sun tole
Sankhu bus park
And many TVs are used in many Public places to enjoy the world cup

The satraSen Drama at Sankhu

2010-04-05T07:12:00.000-07:00

After 80 year, the most known and very traditional drama " Satrasen" has demonstrated at sankhu. The Repeat of that drama is now demonstrating at suntole. The drama was written by late Lal Prasad Shrestha in Newari and Hindi script. but the new version of drama in Newari Script was re written by Shyam Shrestha. To fully complete the whole drama it normally takes 7 days and 7 night with 160 artiest, but this year it is reduced into in 1 hours with only 11 artiest.

The drama is about the Prince " Satrasen ".......

What does Ambassador said on sankhu Mahotsav

2010-04-02T23:39:00.000-07:00

to watch video

finally Russian Ambassador has inagurate

2010-04-02T22:40:00.000-07:00

All the photos of inauguration...

Photo exhibition

2010-04-02T21:07:00.000-07:00

the photo exhibition is going to ingagrare with with in 5 minute at Dhunlla tole by Raussian Amabassador..

The inaguaration of Sankhu Mahotsav has finished

2010-04-02T18:50:00.000-07:00

Yesterday the former prime minister " Madhav Kumar Nepal" has inagured the Sankhu (sakwo ) Mahotsav, many national figures have joint that ceremony. The chairman of Nepal chamber of commerce, Surendre Bir Malakar, The Mis Nepal Zenisha Moktan with many more.

The activities are

inagurated by Prime minister\
Demonstrate many culture with traditional culture and music
Photo Exhibition.
keeping many Business stalls
main attraction is The Main Jatra"Mu" Jatra of Bajrayogini fetivals and many more.

Photos are telling all this activities here...........

Today's programs are

Mountine bike Competition from SAnkhu-phedi-Pauwa-katike -Nagarkot to Sankhu
officially inaguration of "Photo exhibition" by Russian Ambassdor.
Aggriculturs product demostration.
all the jhaki and dance
devi dance, all the dramas, songs and many more................................................................................

Photo exhibition ............

2010-03-30T00:56:00.000-07:00

All the pre-activities about "photo exhibition" is just finished.... . let's see what will tell the images of Sankhu on " sankhu mahotsav" with photo exhibition .......

The First Day of Bajyagogini Jatra

2010-03-30T00:25:00.000-07:00

Today March 30, 2010 The first day of Bajrayogini festival. The festival is start from today. around 3 km far from the sankhu. all four goddess are brange in SAnkhu city today.

The First Press conference is Just Finished....

2010-03-23T00:04:00.000-07:00

Sankhu 2010/03/22
The first press conference has just over. at least 15 medias representatives are attend on the press conference, The Press meet has conducted in Nepal Tourism Board's Hall at kathmandu. The President of " Sankhu (SAkwo): Mahotsav Mul Byabasthapan" Mr. Raju Bhai Manandhar has said that The Mahotsav is going to be a unique festival among all the festival and mahotsav are happening in nowdays. he argued that the Mahotsav is maily focusing on the " To Give Introduction of Sankhu" to all over the world.on that program Mr.Suresh Pradhan has present his nice and effective Powerpoint presention about " Sankhu (sAkwo) Mahotsave". the Mahotsav is going to hold this April 2,3 and 4 and the program is to be inagurated by the Prime Ministar of Nepal. " Madhav Nepal"