Rituals

The Indian Subcontinent

Documentary · Special Interest

S1, E6: From the Himalayas to the south of India, the religions of the subcontinent are imbued with mystery. Peter Owen Jones travels the region and takes part in a colorful Durga Puja festival before meeting the Agori who live amongst the dead. In Rajasthan he finds a Hindu sect ready to walk on fire or even die for their gurus and then encounters a dung-slinging festival - with inevitable results.

2009 · 59m

Information

Released
2009
Run Time
59 min
Rated
14+
Region of Origin
United Kingdom
© 2009 BBC

Languages

Original Audio
English, English (United Kingdom)
Audio

English (United Kingdom) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United Kingdom) (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.