Peacekeepers say that they can manage their stress by performing religious activities and prayers from time to time
Wednesday, Magh Shuklapurnima. The day of the story of Swasthani Vratkatha. That's why Pavitha Thapa, a technical jamdar based in South Sudan, woke up at four o'clock in the morning. She took a bath and prepared the pooja material. Then she sat in prayer. It has been three months since he came to South Sudan in the peacekeeping force from Kathmandu Dahchok. After completing the ritual from the day of Pus Shuklapaksha, she started the Swasthani fast.
'I have been praying before going to duty in the morning. In the evening, after finishing my duty, I eat after reciting prayers and reciting stories. This became my daily routine for a month, she said. She narrates that she has been performing prayers without any inconvenience in her duty.
'Even when I was in Nepal, I used to fast for health,' Thapa said, 'Even when I came here, I fasted without affecting my duty and finished the fast after completing all the procedures. She said that Swasthani's books and worship materials were brought from Nepal. Jamdar (Pandit) Madhusudan Ojha assisted Thapa in the puja.
When Swasthani's fast begins and ends, Thapa said that she does not cook meat or fish in the camp. "You never know what will happen in a place like this," she said. He says that no matter how much stress there is in duty, sitting in Bhajan brings joy to the heart. She came to Paltan to live in Durupi, South Sudan for a year.
A special force of 150 people is stationed in Juba, South Sudan under the command of Major General (Colonel) Santosh Chand. This Ishwari Box Gulm is the eighth daffa of HRC (High Readiness Company). Colonel Chand says that religious activities and prayers are done every now and then to manage their stress. "We are all aware of the purpose of coming here," he said.
Aridman Gana FRB (Force Reserve Battalion) chief soldier (Colonel) Maheshwar Silwal, stationed in Juba, Sudan, says that spiritual work has also helped to keep the troops working on missions abroad refreshed. 850 soldiers are stationed in his camp. Three units of the Nepali Army are stationed at different locations in South Sudan. Among them, 1,753 peacekeepers are deployed everywhere.
South Sudan became independent after separating from Sudan in 2011. After that, it is said that the caste war is raging here. There are 18,134 soldiers, police and non-military personnel from more than 20 countries working in South Sudan.
