By Dayal Gopal Dasa (Padayatra leader)
Padayatra in Nepal had started on January 19, 2021. Brahmacari Sahastranam dasa from Ukraine, who had been serving in Nepal for twelve years engaged in community and farm services lead the padayatra.
Another devotee,Premharinamdasa from Pune, Maharashtra, who had participated in the Dindi-yatra and served in Padayatra India, joined Brahmacari Sahastranam. Then Sahastranam Dasa had to go back to Ukraine. Then I by mercy of my spiritual master took up padayatra services. Some devotees joined in between on and off. Now I am the only padayatri going on with two oxen Gaura Dasa and Nitai Dasa.
In these two years we travel to many villages of Nepal, performed sankirtana in different parts and distributed books. I also showed the videos about Srila Prabhupada and Hare Krsna world.
In 2021, we covered Siraha district, Rautahat district, Parsa district and walked about 300 kms. As it hilly area difficult to walk and carry the chariot.
Villages visited were 53,
House Programs-50
School programs-42
Books distributed were as follows”
Maha Big Books-617
Small Books- 1943
Total 2560 books distributed.
In 2022, we walked about 800 kms, crossed about 700 villages and stayed in 110 villages. We covered 14 districts. House programs done were 60.
Book score in 2022
Small Books -1531
Medium Books -8
Big Books-5
Mahabig Books-1177
Total books distributed in 2022 were 2721.
So total books distributed in 2 years were 5281 books.
