Akashi
Akashi is a locality in Kageshwori Manahora, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province and has an elevation of 1,368 metres. Akashi is situated nearby to the locality Phuyalgaun, as well as near Alapot.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Changu Narayan Temple and Bajrayogini Temple.
Changu Narayan Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Greg Willis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Changu Narayan is an ancient Hindu and Buddhist temple, located on a hilltop of Changu in Changunarayan Municipality of Bhaktapur District, Nepal. The temple is considered to be built in the 4th century AD and is one of the oldest Hindu temples in Nepal. Changu Narayan Temple is situated 3½ km south of Akashi.
Bajrayogini Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Meroraja, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bajrayogini Temple is a Tantric Buddhist temple located at Sakwa in Nepal's Kathmandu Valley. It is also well known as Bodhisattva's Temple. The temple is actually a sort of temple complex, with the main temple having been built by King Pratap Malla in the sixteenth century. Bajrayogini Temple is situated 3½ km east of Akashi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gagalphedi and Sundarijal.
Gagalphedi
Village
Gapalphedi is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Kageshwari-Manohara Municipality in Kathmandu District in Province No.
Sundarijal
Village
Photo: Dhilung Kirat, CC BY 2.0.
Sundarijal is a village and former Village Development Committee that is part of Gokarneshwar Municipality in Kathmandu district in Province No. 3 of central Nepal.
Kageshwori Manohara
Town
Photo: Satyamfxr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kageshwori-Manohara is a municipality in Kathmandu District in the Bagmati Province of Nepal that was established on 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village development committees of Aalapot, Bhadrabas, Danchhi, Gagalphedi, Gothatar and Mulpani. Kageshwori Manohara is situated 3½ km southwest of Akashi.
Akashi
- Type: Locality
- Location: Kageshwori Manahora, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.74685° or 27° 44′ 49″ northLongitude
85.43424° or 85° 26′ 3″ eastElevation
1,368 metres (4,488 feet)Open location code
7MV7PCWM+PMGeoNames ID
7961851
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