I must say …m very fortunate that Gabla Sae thomo happened jst after a day I landed dharchula …experienced the joy of going at the roof top, tying dhaza on the fresh daali paat & Finally Tung zung Daamo ….. which I missed since so many years …nearly 8 years … OFFERING TUNGZUNG AT ROOF-TOP The sound of Tung Zung makes u feel divine …. Tung means vessel on which u hit the Zung means hitting tool (knife)….i came to know abt the word “Tung Zung” during this strip to dharchula ….after that we (Garbyal Families) went to Gabla Sathaan..Amid the musical sound of Dhame ..n Lama chanting the name of gods n sound of TungZung brings within you the feeling of being in the holy place, energized n one can truly feel the presence of divine god on occasions like these ….. TUNG & ZUNG “GabLa Syang Sae Thoyengnye ……aye jya yin raayen ri thooyengne” I don’t remember how many times I sang this song when I was young …..its been ages since I was part this group…. goin places to places for Bhaay Lo….. Gone r the days when somebody offered us Rs 10 (that too nepali) n it was like…..”kushi ka koi thikana nahi rehta tha ….”I Rem that song “kathmandu ko saahar …aye rupya se mule laha re ….”ppl were forced to loosen their pockets to add more if boys feel that Bhay-Lo amount is less ……once a man offered to give 50 paise / dance performance by individual ..we were abt 10 boys n gals in a group .. n each one of us did perform n we got a handsome Rs 5 nepali from that fella….phew ..what a hard earned money ….Sabke Khoon to nahi but Pasine ki kamie zaroor thi …… SCENE FROM GABLA SATHAAN Bhay-Lo is also memorable to me coz this was the platform on which I made my first public dance appearance …:)the song “ek do teen chaar paach che saat aath nau” (i.e 1-2-3 -4-5-6-7-8-9) was sang by my frens n I was literally forced to dance to the tune of these numbers …(tezab’s item song was very popular those days …) Wonder if my good performances in maths has anything to do with my dance performance ..:) Things have changesd tremendously …..elders used to go for Bhaylo with Damae ….with much fanfare …but this time I found our elders just going with the register house to house n noting down the amount given n all is over with in few hrs…may be they ‘ve a reason to do so .. Now even young kids (below 15 years old) won’t leave u unless u shell out not less than Rs 100 from ur pocket….. n these beautifulful RungLo songs r completely replaced by cassette players …just put on the music n dance to the tune of hindi n nepali hits …. SO PITY ….!!!!!! But who’s to be blamed ….???? It’s A Question ……….Worth A Thought …..!!!!!!