5: Hinduism | My Life, My Religion
What does it mean to be a Hindu? 14-year-old Simran celebrates Diwali and Holi, and her 11-year-old brother Vraj tells us all about the cy...
2: The Ganges | Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve
Along the Ganges, Simon Reeves sees how India's economy has affected its religious culture.
Hinduism: The World | Belief File
Young British Hindu's explain and discuss Hinduism's global appeal.
Hinduism: Family | Belief File
Young British Hindu's explain and discuss family in the Hindu faith.
Hinduism: God | Belief File
Young British Hindu's explain and discuss God in the Hindu faith.
Hinduism and nature | Around the World in 80 Faiths
In Rajastan, one Hindu sect views protecting nature as their main religious duty.
The Blind Men and the Elephant | Words and Pictures
Exploring the religious parable of the blind men and an elephant. A story about a group of blind men who have never come ...
Hinduism: Living as a Hindu | Pathways of Belief
Nisha takes a closer look at the festival of Diwali in Leicester and examines its significance to Hindus all over the world.
Hinduism: God | Pathways of Belief
Anuj explains Hindu concepts of God with the aid of dance. His family worship at temple to celebrate the birth of Krishna.
ISKCON | Belief File
Hare Krishna devotees in Britain explain how they respect and celebrate the cows they own.
Krishna | Belief File
Krishna is one of the most worshiped Hindu gods.
Food | Belief File
Food and diet are an important part of the religious life of most Hindus.
Law of Karma | Belief File
Young Hindus discuss their beliefs about karma and reincarnation.
Diwali | Belief File
A look at the many ways in which Hindus celebrate the festival of Diwali.
Death | Belief File
An explanation of Hindu beliefs and practices around old age, death and mourning.
Marriage | Belief File
A Hindu couple explain how their marriage was arranged and celebrated.
Birth and growing up | Belief File
A look at what happens at a Hindu naming ceremony and other childhood ceremonies.
Navatri | Belief File
The Hindu festival of Navatri, celebrating the goddess Durga, is one of the most popular around the world.
The story of Ganesh | Belief File
The story of how Ganesha became a Hindu god and why he is such a popular one.
Garba | Hindus: Do We Have a Caste Problem?
Parle Patel learns about how Garba dancers are trying to break down caste barriers.
Mishal Husain explores the dramatic last years of Gandhi's life and asks why he is revered as Father of the Nation, when India turned its ba...
Mishal Husain traces Gandhi's transformation from obscure lawyer to father of the nation, and looks at his campaign of mass civil disobedience.
Journalist and newsreader Mishal Husain journeys through Mahatma Gandhi's early years in India to the end of his controversial career ...
Is death the end? Is there any evidence for an afterlife? A look at Christian and Buddhist views on the afterlife. NO...
Amol heads to India on a pilgrimage to the largest religious festival in history, the Kumbh Mela, where he wants to find out if faith can help ...
Hindu Dipti lost her father a year ago to Covid-19. Now she and her extended family are hosting a Hindu festival cal...
Playwright Girish Karnad explores the influence of Indian poem the Bhagavad Gita, known as the 'Bible of Hinduism' and hailed ...
Sue Perkins undertakes an epic journey along the Ganges. Sue is on the final stretch of the river, where a new India is being built r...
Sue Perkins journeys to the source of India's Ganges river in the Himalayas, meeting hermits and holy men to understand the sacred na...
28-year-old Anish came out as gay ten years ago. He's since felt disconnected from his faith and the wider Hindu community,...
Naga Munchetty narrates a documentary exploring the history of five Hindu temples across Britain, tracing the...
British Hindus across the faith celebrate life's big milestones, from birth and coming of age to marriage and the end of life.
Parle Patel, a young British Hindu and popular YouTuber, explores the influence of caste on Hindu communities in the UK.
Schools religious education program for 14-18 year olds. Hindu vegetarian Dhiren Shah loves his girlfriend Maya, but her meat eating habits are c...
In this episode, we follow Maun as he celebrates the Hindu festival of colour, Holi. Maun begins by going to the park with his family, where they v...
In this episode, we follow Deeya as she celebrates Diwali, the Hindu festival of light. Deeya begins by going to the park with her mum, where she...
Sue Perkins arrives in Varanasi, India's most intense, extraordinary and breath-taking city.
Members of different faiths search for the perfect partner, as Hindu singletons Hasmita, Jalpa and Amardeep navigate family introductions, spee...
Pete is a vicar, but he wants to learn from other cultures about feeling close to God. He journeys to India, where he ends up living in...
In the Himalayan mountains, a set of springs near the source of the Ganges form a holy site for Hindus.
At the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Neasden, London, preparations for Diwali are taking place.
Each day on the River Ganges at the holy city of Varanasi, hundreds of funerals take place.
A visit to Varanasi, a holy city where many Hindus travel to die in the hope of eternal liberation.
Tanneries near the River Ganges have devastating consequences for the health of the river and for animal welfare.
At the town of Haridwar, Simon Reeve takes part in Hindu ceremonies celebrating the River Ganges.
Simon Reeve visits an ashram on the Ganges River and learns about the river's significance for Hindus.
Simon Reeve meets a Hindu holy man at the start of his journey along the Ganges.
These new parents explain the simplicity of the ceremony that takes place 6 days after the birth of a baby.
Funeral rituals depend on family traditions in Hinduism.
A look at a Sri Lankan Tamil marriage ceremony in Hinduism and how things have changed between this generation and the last.
An explanation that Hindus in fact only have one God, Brahman, but different representation of Brahman, called Deities.
An introduction to how Hindus worship both at home and at the temple.
In Hinduism, there is one supreme god represented in many different forms.
Sue Perkins gets blessed by the Naga Babas, holy men who renounce worldly possessions to worship Lord Shiva.
Sue Perkins visits the important annual Hindu festival, Ganga Sala Mela and explains how this year the festival is promoting a...
Sue Perkins attends a child's blessing and learns about the role of the Hijra in Hindu festivities.
Sue Perkins talks to young women about their feelings about relationships and marriage.
Sue Perkins visits a cremation ground in Varanasi where she learns about Hindu funeral rituals.
Sue Perkins looks at the problem of waste in the Ganges, one of the world's most polluted rivers despite its revered status...
Sue Perkins meets a woman staying in a Death Hotel in Varanasi who explains her choice to live there.
Sue Perkins meets an Aghori monk, part of an extreme sect of Hinduism.
Sue Perkins visits the city of Varanasi and learns why many Hindus go there to die.
Sue Perkins learns about the Hindu practice of Seva, service to the community, and joins a litter-pick to protect the Ganges.
Sue Perkins visits an Ashram to find out more about how the lifestyle there promotes spiritual contemplation
Sue Perkins visits Rishikesh, where the Beatles journeyed to in order to meditate and receive inspiration ...
Sue Perkins visits the town of Gangotri, where she takes part in the festivities surrounding the start of the pilgr...
Sue Perkins explains the nature of the goddesss Ganga and meets a hermit who lives in a cave close to the Ganges, who has giv...
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