Synopsis
Nisha takes a closer look at the festival of Diwali in Leicester and examines its significance to Hindus all over the world.
- Programme: Pathways of Belief
- Episode: Hinduism: Living as a Hindu
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 1997
- Religious Education | Hinduism | Life and Death | The origins and value of human life
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