*Lubhu**
Ward No. 8 of Mahalaxmi Municipality is primarily known as Lubhu, the main neighborhood and former Village Development Committee (VDC) that forms the core of this area.[1][2][4][5] Other neighborhoods or toles within this ward are not explicitly detailed in available sources, but it encompasses settlements from the former Lubhu VDC (originally wards 1-9).[2]
Lubhu is renowned for the Mahalaxmi-Mahabhairav Temple, a site of historical, religious, and cultural significance dating to the Malla era (evidenced by a copper inscription from Nepal Sambat 847), which inspired the naming of Mahalaxmi Municipality itself.[1][4][7] The area features community infrastructure like Lubhu Khanepani Tatha Sarsafai Upabhokta Sanstha, West Wing School, and Kantipur International College of Engineering, blending traditional Newar heritage with modern development in the northeastern Lalitpur district of Kathmandu Valley.[4][5]