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The stars are aligned this week. Its a week for Holi, Ramadan and Good Friday, which is a perfect way to showcase how many faiths in Kolkata exist ...
- Added: Mar 26, 2024
- Length: 06:00
River towns in India are often temple towns and come with their own rituals.
- Added: May 22, 2023
- Length: 06:00
While Buddhism as a religion was founded in India, only 0.7% of Indians describe themselves as Buddhist.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Nov 07, 2022
- Length: 06:00
- Purchases: 1
Durga Puja is Kolkata's biggest festival. But this year its art is more in focus because it's just got the Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage tag.
- Added: Sep 29, 2022
- Length: 06:00
There is a pandemic demon that needs slaying, and we would do well to heed the lessons of Durga.
- Added: Sep 14, 2020
- Length: 06:00
As the monsoons recede the time has come for Ganesh.
- Added: Sep 03, 2019
- Length: 06:00
The Varkaris, farmers turned piligrims, are said to be the world’s oldest and largest people’s movement as they walk for weeks from their homes to ...
- Added: Jul 17, 2018
- Length: 06:00
In this part of Oakland, deep potholes and trash mark the street. But then, there’s this perfectly manicured shrine. It’s an elaborate structure, d...
- Added: Feb 03, 2015
- Length: 10:11
Everyone knows that yoga comes from India and is an integral part of the Hindu tradition. But now, it seems everyone wants a piece of it. A new exh...
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- Added: Jan 07, 2014
- Length: 03:37
- Purchases: 1
This Buddhist monk from Tibet went from learning how to switch a computer on to programming sophisticated, innovative software all on his own in ju...
- Added: Jan 03, 2011
- Length: 05:52
We visited the Wat Mai Monestary for Burmese Buddhist monks in Bangkok, Thailand. During our stay we were able to talk directly to the monks about...
- Added: Oct 19, 2007
- Length: 28:02