Every journey begins long before the first step is taken.
Questioning what we know, what we carry and what asks to change. The Wander traces the path behind what made the Girl go in search of The Goddess. A movement across continents, traditions, and inner landscapes. What began as a personal search gradually unfolded into encounters, questions, and transformations that would shape the film itself.
Follow the places, teachings, and moments that marked Priyanka’s passage through uncertainty, healing, and discovery.
Before we wander, we wonder.
Wander unfolds through places that became teachers in themselves — each encounter leaving a mark on both the film and the person behind it.
Peru
Listening to knowledge carried through sound, ritual, and memory.
Himalayas
Returning to stillness, where the body becomes the first teacher.
Nepal
Questioning the mind and the stories it learns to believe.
Studies and Practice
Searching for healing where ancient systems meet lived experience.
The journey is the film, told through stories, reflections, and conversations.
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![Young monks praying with hands in a prayer position, with their eyes closed or looking downward, inside a temple or religious setting.]()
Kathmandu, Nepal
AUGUST 2022
The rupture had already happened. Kathmandu was not an escape — it was a crossing. Between the life she had built and the one she could no longer ignore.
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![Two women outdoors with mountains and trees in the background. One woman is holding a tray and the other woman is serving herself food.]()
Pokhara, Nepal
AUGUST 2022
Stillness by the water. The mountains did not offer answers, only silence wide enough to hold the questions.
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![Traditional Indian religious setup with colorful rangoli designs, incense, floral offerings, candles, and a framed photograph, likely for a shrine or ceremony.]()
Haridwar, India
DECEMBER 2022
On the banks of the Ganges, devotion became visible. Fire rituals, chants, surrender — the sacred no longer abstract, but embodied.
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![Person transferring a small object, possibly a gift or offering, to another person's hand during a religious or spiritual ceremony, with flower petal decorations and traditional items on a tray.]()
Rishikesh, India
MARCH 2023
Where seekers gather. Where discipline meets longing. Where the self begins to unravel under the weight of practice.
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![A girl in pink clothes walking down a stone pathway toward an ornate archway, with old temple structures and trees on either side, in a peaceful outdoor setting.]()
Karnataka
OCTOBER 2023
A pilgrimage through temples, goddesses, and ancient symbolism. Not tourism — initiation.
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![Three women are performing a traditional ritual or prayer outdoors under a large tree with hanging bells. They are leaning over a surface with a black statue or figure in the background surrounded by leaves and stones.]()
Auroville
OCTOBER 2023
Nine nights. Nine faces of the feminine. A confrontation with power, destruction, and grace.
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![Two women walking through a lush garden towards a historic monument, the Taj Mahal, in India.]()
Mumbai & Delhi
OCTOBER 2023
From chaos to mountains. From noise to stillness. The journey tightening inward.
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![A Buddhist monk in maroon robes sitting inside a temple surrounded by colorful textiles, flowers, and traditional decorations.]()
Dharamshala
DECEMBER 2023
Meeting Rinpoche. Healing not as comfort, but as exposure. The cold stripping illusion.
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![A young woman with long dark hair, wearing a multicolored sweater and light blue jeans, stands on a forest trail surrounded by trees and bushes.]()
Dharamshala
NOVEMBER 2025
Return. Not to repeat — but to witness who has changed.
About Priyanka
Priyanka Lugani is a documentary filmmaker, children’s education advocate, and explorer of human consciousness. Curious yet disillusioned with life, she traveled the world, learning sound and natural healing from Shamans in Peru, practicing Yoga, studying in the Himalayas, and deconstructing the mind in Nepal. In this documentary series, Priyanka makes an attempt to reconcile the ancient with the modern, seeking a way to heal through sacred wisdom and deconstructing the self.