Photograph 5 - Searching for SAULIN. I went back to Sankhu today to find out about Saulin. Mild tremors from last night had altered the path to Sapna's (Saulin's mother) makeshift camp. Muscle memory is dysfunctional amidst debris. I saw Sapna resting inside her tent, she was asleep. Bal Krishna Shrestha, Saulin's father stepped out and offered me  a stool. 'The monks were exhausted and left around 5pm. At that time I kind of lost hope of finding Saulin. Then at 6:15 pm our neighbors came running down, shouting that they had found Saulin. He didn't make it.' said Bal Krishna. As we walked past the courtyard where the Monks and the Search & Rescue teams had spent several days searching for Saulin, Bal Krishna told me 'At least we found his body. He was playing in the alley behind our home. We kept searching in the wrong place this whole time. Sapna is finally resting after eight days'. 'At the corner of that yellow house where the dust is rising - is exactly where they found him. The neighbours were clearing the debris and saw him.' Bal Krishna offered me his mask and asked me to cover my face from the engulfing dust. I told him I had one in my bag and wore it. Bal Krishna works as a part time tailor, stitching school uniforms and works his field. The potatoes are ready in field. He plans to take Sapna and his elder son to harvest the potatoes tomorrow. In case anyone visits Sankhu and would like to meet to Sapna and her family. Their number is +977 9803376315 ------- end of 'Search of Saulin' series ------ Photo by @sumitdayal #nepalphotoproject #nepalearthquake #nepal #sankhu #searchforsaulin

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