SANKHU

The old Newari Town settlement of Sankhu lies 17 kilometres further east of Boudhanath. Two kilometres above this village on a hill is the Vajra Jogini Temple, dedicated to another powerful Tantric deity. Legend has it that Vajra Jogini resided in the site of this temple much earlier than the period of Manjushree's pilgrimage to worship Swayambhu. It was she who persuaded Manjushree to drain the lake that was the Kathmandu Valley. Once every year late winter, there is a colorful ceremony in which Vajra Jogini is paraded around Sankhu and her temple.