A Walk to Serenity
Date: June 9th, 2008
Participants: DhilungK, GauravJ, AbhishekPC, BiswaS, PawanP, PradeepG, IshworM, DijupT, SureshT, AshishS, BabinsS, PragyaR, ManishS, RajK, SushmitaP, ManikM, RaviS and AbhishekS
Hiking Route: Naagdhunga – Dahachowk – Dharmaraj Foundation Monastery– Ramkot – Amitabh Monastery
Total Distance covered: 16 kms (approx)
Duration: 8 hours
Theme: A Walk to Serenity
Report By: Pragya/Manish
Caption: Bishwa/Gaurav
Photos: Dhilung/Pradeep/Ishwar/Bishwa/Dijup/Manik
Creative Support: Dijup/Dhilung/Pallavi/Pragya
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Front row:[IshworM, DijupT, BabinsS, ManikM]
Middle row:[PradeepG, ManishS, PragyaR, GauravJ, SushmitaP, AbhishekPC, BishwaS]
Last Row:[SureshT, RajK, DhilungK, PawanP, RaviS, AbhishekS]
Finally, it was our turn. After hearing all the hiking stories from our intern friends, Manish and I couldn’t resist giving our names for the next hiking. Among the team of 17, five of us were giving our first shot at D2 hiking with a lot of excitement and curiosity. Sushmita and I were the only female hikers in the team ready for the unlimited adventure that the hiking sessions were reputed for. We set out at around 7:30 am to our hiking route from Nagdhunga to Sitapaila. The cool and refreshing weather was enhanced by some real good numbers played by DJ Ravi and AbhisekhS on the way.
When we reached our destination, we were literally amazed at the beauty of the place. The view of the hills, forest along with the fresh air recharged our souls. As truly said that Nepal is full of natural beauty, you only need to go out and explore. Climbing through the steep hills was the hardest part of the trip for Dijup and me. Dijup kept saying ‘Bhagwan mujhe uthaale’ when he felt hopeless during accent and I felt the same at times. But with the help and support of the team members we somehow made it to the top. On the way, some of the team members (Manik, Abhishek, and Dijup) chose to donate blood to the leeches though I didn’t get that opportunity. That was the first time I saw the leeches alive.
Gaurav, Dhilung, Pradeep, Suresh, Manik, Bishwa and Ishwor captured some truly incredible shots. Their amazing photography deserves an award. The day was cloudy since morning and it rained at regular intervals all day. Despite the rain, we managed to keep walking. Babins had come with the full preparation along with his raincoat, towels and extra clothes although that was his first hiking in D2.
Not a single moment was boring, thanks to such a wonderful team. We kept cracking jokes and making fun of each other throughout the journey. Abhishek PC’s constant concern throughout the hiking was encouraging. The amazing and spectacular view of mountains, hills, forests and a pleasant stroll through Amitabha Monastery at the end was the perfect reward for all the efforts we made. Seeing the rainbow was magnificent and the sound of wind chimes and the spiritual environment of the Monastery stimulated a feeling of positivity and serenity in all of us, and for a moment made us forget about the tiring feet and hungry stomach.
Finally, after a peaceful and relaxing time in the monastery, we made our way back and headed downhill through an easy walk to Sitapaila drenched in rain. We were then picked up by the office van at around 6:30pm which took us for the final meal of the evening. It was a wonderful end to a brilliant day - the whole team was together for dinner, except Raj who had to part from us at Sitapaila.
Nothing could summarize this hike better than this poem by Bishwa:
“a walk to serenity”
a walk to serenity
through the plains and hills,
through the shades of the pine trees
away from this feverish place
to a place where we can rest
a walk to serenity
where we discard our beast
where silence tortures us the least
where the sound of the chimes
soothes our mind
where the dark clouds pour rain
instead of just a gloomy day
where the eyes of the enlightened
watches us with respect
for we are at peace
with the nature,
with the world around us
with the creatures, that surround us
a walk to serenity
a moment of peace
a touch of the infinity
a moment of bliss
we walked the road
we kissed the reason
we met the non-existent
beyond the horizon!
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June 12th, 2008 at 8:03 am
cool trip…………………………..
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June 12th, 2008 at 8:05 am
And it rained in my hike
Not only once, but THREE times
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June 12th, 2008 at 8:20 am
Great! Amazing Piks!
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June 12th, 2008 at 9:26 am
Mission Accomplished…………………..
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June 12th, 2008 at 9:40 am
First Hiking…babaal !! It was really a walk to serenity.
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June 12th, 2008 at 10:04 am
Pouring Rain, Blood Thirsty Leeches, Wonderful Children n People, Wonderful Sights, Peace upon Clouds , what more could you ask for in “serenity”. Congratulations for the first hike made! Nice article!
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June 12th, 2008 at 10:04 am
Grate report Pragya.
i don’t know how i was able to reach there.
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June 12th, 2008 at 10:17 am
Hey guys, Malai pani teha jana mann lagyo!
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June 12th, 2008 at 10:47 am
Brilliant job!!!!
After checking this page… Agian, i feel like glorify myself wit all my excessive pride by saying 2 the world “I am frm Nepal n ths my country”
Exculsive pics(gud wkr,is th frm normal cam??) n Adventurous artical…thumbs up!
nice one, keep good wkr flowwing.
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June 12th, 2008 at 11:48 am
@Audio Enjected soul
It feels great that we make u feel proud of our country and ya, all pics are from normal cams, it is just the place was awesome
(though Pic 23, 50, 57, 68 and 69 are some of my HDR photography attempts.)
One of the noble purposes of these featured hiking posts is to present a closer look of Nepal to the world at large. Try googling amitabh monastery - Out of 5000+ results this post is at the top!
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June 12th, 2008 at 11:50 am
And hey Bishwa,
…where the eyes of the enlightened
watches us with respect…
touching man!
and didu know - YOU just pioneered the phrase A walk to serenity
try googling it as well. Being at the second place out of 2,410,000+ results is not that bad, is it
We did the same last time with the phrase Tour de pokhara. Remember?
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June 12th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
hey pragya!!
what’s up……only two girls on the hiking huh!! i went through the pic. and like you said some of them are just wonderful….and creative…..making me think that there is so much more in nepal which is yet to be discovered……missing nepal so much and missing you too.
you guys sure looked as if you had fun!!
PEACE
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June 12th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
oie khukuri ta pani gako ani ta by walk ho ke bu wings ho hahahahahahahaha teyo sathi aheu lai ta bore bho hol ahia ta din bhanri co co co co co co garira hahahahahahahah i think u guys have nice trip……….
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June 12th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
A hike to remember………
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June 12th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
Guys khai ta mero closeup photo….anyway it was tough but fun-filled hiking… and i like no. 35
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June 12th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
Another one of those wonderful trips from [Office]….
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June 12th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
It was an excellent hike…the pics are more than just average, take a closer look!!
Cheers to all hikers!!!
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June 12th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Hey fellow hikers and the co-ordinator why did u guys change the route?
It was going to be a short hike but why so..?
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June 12th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Very nice theme, pictures and write up!!!
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June 12th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
hi nisha !
thanks for the comment. That was really an amazing trip.
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June 12th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
having a great time..being envious
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June 12th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
and thanks Dhilung bro… i’ll take that as a compliment for now
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June 12th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
Indeed, A walk to remember for ever!!!!!!!!!!!
The Weather, the Beauty, and finally the Rain…. All so perfect for “A Walk to Serenity”…….
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June 12th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
WOW ! Perfect Catch
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June 12th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
your pics are too good… good work dhilung
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June 12th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
Nice pictures overall..must’ve been a great hike…
the ones i liked most - 39, 42,08, 69, 57, 36, 09 ( a bit more of color saturation would’ve been better)…
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June 12th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Pic 27: “cloud calling”???… looks more like bishwa’s answering nature’s call
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June 12th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
Some pics look amazing…………good work fotographers……….keep it up………….rain wave is da best one
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June 12th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
i could not resist my self from saving some of the pictures from the page
ceems a grand and great trip ……..
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June 12th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
Pic #26, Best ever landscape photo.
May be Windows will buy it for their default desktop background.
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June 12th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
pictures looks awesome man.. nice photography
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June 12th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
yes AshishP i too agree with u
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June 12th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
think i really missed great fun and adventure….hey nice photographs hai!!!…….n ya pragya n manish….great job hai!
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June 12th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
thanks a lot Dhilung for taking such a beautiful pictures.
u got ur rain and the rainbow right?
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June 12th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
k ho D2 ma kaam chai hudaina.jaile hiking ani report pics upload ani comment tetti ho.
hehehhehehhehe…………………….
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June 12th, 2008 at 10:56 pm
nice pics,having lots of fun,mauj gara sathi haru
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June 12th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
hey pragya n manish,seems like u guys had a grt adventure! Pictures are nice but no. 35 made me feel like YUCK!!!
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June 12th, 2008 at 11:05 pm
Thanks AbhisekPC and Abishesh
Pic 08- Nice concept from Bishwa but I couldnot freeze the rain drop (increase my shutterspeed) much in that misty weather.
@AshishP
Guess who took that pic hehehe
@Hiker
Thanks and my many thanks to you too for sub-coordinating such a great hike.
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June 12th, 2008 at 11:14 pm
By far, this is the best (theme, writeup, photos) since the start of theme based hiking.
You guys have captured the essence of theme.
Very Nice Pictures - Great job!
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June 12th, 2008 at 11:23 pm
oie tek!
we work and enjoy as well! n thats the excitement of working at D2.
Pun(Sunita)!
i should have brought some leeches 4 u..hehehe
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June 12th, 2008 at 11:38 pm
Great Pictures!!
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June 13th, 2008 at 12:31 am
I was in dilemma for joining this hike or not due to muscle cramp from the last hike. It was Abhishek who insisted me in joining this hike. Looking at the group I thought this would be a great hike, most of them were of same age and familiar too.
Perfect hike
Ramkot to Amitabh monastery was my first hike at d2 which added more excitement. To see the place almost a year after was one of wonderful experience. I was wondering what is inside the monastery how it looks like. Finally I got a chance to enter inside this time. For me the best part of the hike was while 3 of us(dhilung, Abhishek and I) were sitting silently inside the monastery. The small piece of music inside the monastery made the whole environment so much mystique that as if we are living in a new world, a world of spirituality, a world of serenity. The theme and the experience …….
and finally thanks to abhishek Im alrite now and there’s no problem on my leg as well
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June 13th, 2008 at 12:32 am
la maile khichidiyeko pic del bhayeko raicha..
ko ho tyo delete garne..
ishwar ko cam bata hola..
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June 13th, 2008 at 12:45 am
26 Lost and lonely
Great Pic
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June 13th, 2008 at 1:44 am
babaaaaal…………………
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June 13th, 2008 at 1:53 am
Shyam….
Thanks yaaar missed u there …
kunai din hami sabai sangai jamla ni hai
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June 13th, 2008 at 1:57 am
Plannig to go next time for sure if…..
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June 13th, 2008 at 3:42 am
hey guys we also enjoyed in the van after returning from eden listening to “pathsala…” am I right? I think ravi will agree.
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June 13th, 2008 at 3:42 am
hi, manish n pragya….
seems that u two had a gr8 fun. But guys where is Sristi??? isn’t she missing?????
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June 13th, 2008 at 3:55 am
@:-)): Pathsala rocked, dude…..
Apni to pathsala, masti ki pathsala
Lose control :D:D
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June 13th, 2008 at 3:56 am
hey shanti
Shristi was not there with us…jane plan ta thiyo ni..but she couldn’t make it. Lets hope she wont have any excuses 4 next time.
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June 13th, 2008 at 4:01 am
hi pragya dear,,,
kata herera daanga ni hummmmmmmmmmmm in pic 10.
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June 13th, 2008 at 4:09 am
ye ho ra. ok. hoping to c Sristi soon in the pics.
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June 13th, 2008 at 6:38 am
Cheers to you all for expressing the great JOY!!!
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June 13th, 2008 at 11:24 am
Hi Dijup,
its looking rocking
great and keep it hiking
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June 15th, 2008 at 1:03 am
the best part of the hike was the frequent rain……………..really had a fun……
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June 15th, 2008 at 3:22 am
can any one tell me wat was that in pic 35???
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee……………………………..
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June 15th, 2008 at 3:29 am
pic no 69…wow…..
how ever clicked that pic 69 had done a gr8 job.
the rainbow looks “wow….”.
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June 15th, 2008 at 5:09 am
It’s great to see interesting pictures in each hiking report and needless to tell, D2H hikers are wonderfully exploring their creativity through photography and poems. Keep up the spirit!
Picture no: 15 ‘Innocence’ is lovely.
Pictures no: 25 ‘Freshness-Redefined’ and 38 ‘Lunch at Farm’ are good close-up shots.
Pictures no: 27 ‘Cloud Calling’ is concept and caption are great. Whoever took these shots has eyes of a true photographer and perfect sense of visualization.
Picture no: 30 ‘Love lies bleeding’ is tragically romantic. The separation line of land and sky should be horizontal.
Pictures no: 47 ‘Red Snow’ and 63 ‘Twins’ are very creative.
Picture no: 69 ‘Shine On You Crazy Rainbow’ is a dream come to true of any Landscape photographer. Great moment indeed.
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June 15th, 2008 at 5:37 am
awsome….even a simple compact camera could capture such a story…i’ll definately go to that route….i want to try with my DSLR on those monastries…
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June 15th, 2008 at 5:39 am
Dhilung bro!! dami lagyo yo article
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June 15th, 2008 at 10:00 am
Perfect Theme………
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June 16th, 2008 at 4:07 am
Wow! some pictures here are awesome! Pragya and Manish you guys seem to have enjoyed yourself to the fullest!
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June 16th, 2008 at 5:32 am
pic 32…
professional photography..
who took that? –is it Gaurav?
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June 16th, 2008 at 5:34 am
26. Lost and lonely
tyo bawaal cha
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June 16th, 2008 at 5:45 am
da….u have to take me to each and every place after i come to nepal hai…..all the places in everestuncencored….u make me jealous each week hau…..
…not fare….yaya ur taarif is yet to come…..tremendous job brother….esp 59,63,68,69 are best of the best…..marvelous….and no 15 was chooooo chhuuiiiiitt….loved it all….keep up the good work…and keep making me jealour each week….
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June 16th, 2008 at 6:22 am
pic 23 ekdam dami, rich colour and textures..mood kasto kasto chha…tara camera angle dami lagyo, foreground pani dami chha… ani 03 ko macroshot pani daami chha…..
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June 16th, 2008 at 8:15 am
a sachi…ii forgoi to mention ……26,32,46,47 and 56 ta jhan mind blowing…..its juss wow…..title no. 59 should b “dreamsky” hehe…..jus kidding…neverthless…..these are masterpiece….
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June 17th, 2008 at 3:03 am
@one of the hikers
Sorry bro…wasn’t me who did #32. I’m guessing must be Dhilung or Bishwa. I only did 15,16,27 and 30
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June 17th, 2008 at 9:32 am
The more I view the piks in this post, the more I like.
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June 19th, 2008 at 4:49 am
73 control your hand
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June 19th, 2008 at 4:50 am
73 guys beaware ishwor is ready have plate.
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June 19th, 2008 at 5:52 am
@ Shutterbug
Thanks for the comment here. Must be your first comment in a hiking post I guess
Out of those pics you mentioned Pic 30 ‘Love lies bleeding’ and Pic 15 ‘Innocence’ are lovely works from Gaurav…. Team described that child as the most photogenic face in the crowd.
Pic 63 ‘Twins’ nice work of Ravi.
And rests are mine
@raikanchi
Sure will take you there when you comeback.. and my fav shot is of course 69 ‘Shine On You Crazy Rainbow’. You know why, right? ehe
@Pic Pasand Ayaa and pic lover
Thanks.
Caption came in my mind even before I took that shot… .. the actual view of the mist coming down to engulf that lost tree was amazing..
@ Gaurav
Ya, I took that pic 32…
I feel like pictures have overshadows the actual hiking excitements..
Let me put some of my points here
->Sush wishing for a rain that would last for 5mins when we reached the Danda Gaun (last up-hill that we accomplished that day) and surprisingly it rained! If we had started a timer I guess it was exactly for 5 mins
->I was a regular visitor of Amitava Monastery in the past. When I reach there after a long pause, I was sad to find out that my good old friend ‘Padma’ an Aani had already left the Monastery.
->Seeing The Rainbow! This was probably after many years, I got chance to see her in front of my eyes! Shine On You My Crazy Rainbow! (see my shot 69)
->Mediation experienced by Ravi. He was not even aware of mosquito biting during his pursuit of meditation.
long comment .. phew!
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June 19th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
73 guys beaware ishwor is ready have plate.
It was obvious - whole day hiking and no food till 9PM
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June 19th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
was there any such plan ishwor?
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June 19th, 2008 at 11:58 pm
pic 72…..codi march re….hahahahhaa
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June 20th, 2008 at 4:49 am
ishwor! kina chup ho?
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January 6th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
**3G**
great phots…good work done…go on…
Greetings from shashi.
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January 6th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
**3G**
great photographs..good workdone..go on…
Greetings from shashi.
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May 25th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
hey guys ..
Lets plan for season II of “A walk to Serenity”
as a theme “A walk to Serenity II” of “Return of A walk to Serenity”
whichever u like ….
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June 4th, 2009 at 2:50 pm
are we working for phase II of A Walk to Serenity
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June 5th, 2009 at 10:24 am
la dijjup … aba service ko palo ma garaula hai……….
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June 5th, 2009 at 10:38 am
don’t worry dijup… i’ve already planned for it…
wait for the right time …..(PKFMH)…..
Phase II gonna be a blaaast..
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June 5th, 2009 at 10:42 am
hoping for that but …
is there any mathematical value for right time
example
right time = x day
xday = ???
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June 5th, 2009 at 10:51 am
there is a mathematical value for right time, my fren….
but i’m afraid i won’t be able to dispense the time here …
Just keep patience until next 2 hikes…..
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June 5th, 2009 at 10:52 am
Ok Ravi, my eyes on your right time and plan….;)…By the way Phase II lai blast garna Bomb banai ar ho ki kaso…..
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June 5th, 2009 at 11:05 am
hehe …
aile lai bomb nai soche pani hunchaa ..
blast chai tehi din huncha …
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June 15th, 2010 at 1:38 pm
today ,i feel so proudy to watch that trip,i never thought my country is like heven,i,d like to thanks whole intire team of this progect for give me chance to watch this heven.after i saw this place in kantipur telivesion,since then i scarch to saw this hevanin net,but i could,t .naw ur team give me this glourios chance so i heartly wants to give u big thanks .keep it up
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June 16th, 2010 at 1:09 pm
@ Dhilung: And now after 24 months+, try googling ‘A walk to serenity’ and it is at the top of the list out of 3,020,000+ results….
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June 16th, 2010 at 2:32 pm
great job sushmita perfect stats
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