ASA MAI TEMPLE

The ASAMAI TEMPLE is located to the west of Kabul at the foothills of the Central Hill Asamayi (Koh-i-Asamayi) . The hill is named Asamai after ASHA , the goddess of HOPE said to be present on the hilltop since ancient times. It is said that the Akhand Jyoti (continuous fire) there has been burning uninterrupted for 4000 years.

The Temple and the Jyoti have survived numerous conflicts in Kabul and are reminders of Afghanistan under the Hindu Shahi kings. This is evidence itself that the Goddess of Hope is present at this auspicious location. The Asamai temples of New York, London, Faridabad, Frankfurt and Amsterdam are named after the famous Kabul temple. The heights are the site of an ancient fort. During the Second Anglo Afghan War, the British triumphed the Afghan tribes fortified in these mountains.