Synopsis
In Rajastan, one Hindu sect views protecting nature as their main religious duty.
- Programme: Around the World in 80 Faiths
- Episode: The Indian Subcontinent
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2009
- Religious Education | Hinduism | Environment and Global Issues | Environment and Global Issues
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