At the Golden Temple in Amritsar, volunteers prepare food for thousands of worshippers celebrating Vaisakhi.
Simon Reeve meets a Hindu holy man at the start of his journey along the Ganges.
Sue Perkins meets an Aghori monk, part of an extreme sect of Hinduism.
Simon Reeve visits an ashram on the Ganges River and learns about the river's significance for Hindus.
At Angkor Wat in Cambodia, a team of gardeners protect the temples from the spread of the jungle.
Two Mescalero Apache girls, Jorden and Jaylen, take part in a traditional coming-of-age ceremony lasting four nights.
Sue Perkins visits an Ashram to find out more about how the lifestyle there promotes spiritual contemplation
Afua Hirsch visits the ancient site of Axum in Ethiopia.
An American family travel to Masada to have their children's Bat-Mitzvah and Bar-Mitzvah.
At the Cathedral of St John the Divine in New York, an Anglican priest performs a ceremony to bring people, and their animal...
At the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Neasden, London, preparations for Diwali are taking place.
Sue Perkins meets a woman staying in a Death Hotel in Varanasi who explains her choice to live there.
Sue Perkins visits the town of Gangotri, where she takes part in the festivities surrounding the start of the pilgr...
From the ancient temples of Angkor Wat in Cambodia to the Shaolin Temple in China, discover what people do for faith in some of the most stunning ...
Sue Perkins journeys to the source of India's Ganges river in the Himalayas, meeting hermits and holy men to understand the sacred na...
In Mali, a young Muslim helps to renovate Djenne's Great Mosque, while a Shinto devotee undertakes a gruelling challenge at the sacred Nachi water...
Sue Perkins arrives in Varanasi, India's most intense, extraordinary and breath-taking city.
From Jerusalem to Nepal to Iraq, discover what people do for faith in some of the most sacred places on earth.
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 visits the important annual Hindu festival, Ganga Sala Mela and explains how this year the festival is promoting a...
The yearly renovation of the Djenne Great Mosque in Mali.
At the town of Haridwar, Simon Reeve takes part in Hindu ceremonies celebrating the River Ganges.
Sue Perkins attends a child's blessing and learns about the role of the Hijra in Hindu festivities.
Each day on the River Ganges at the holy city of Varanasi, hundreds of funerals take place.
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.
The Shinto fire festival at the Nachi Falls in Japan.
Sue Perkins gets blessed by the Naga Babas, holy men who renounce worldly possessions to worship Lord Shiva.
A Buddhist stupa at Kathmandu is being prepared for the Buddha's birthday with a fresh coat of paint.
Tanneries near the River Ganges have devastating consequences for the health of the river and for animal welfare.
A team of volunteer paramedics help worshippers during Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
Ben Fogle explores the ancient sea roads of the Inner Hebrides. He visits Iona, the cradle of Christian...
Ben Fogle explores Catholic island life and whether the physical aspect of the landscape makes...
Ben Fogle returns to Taransay, the island where, over 20 years ago, he took part in the TV sho...
Travelling across Shetland, Ben Fogle meets people whose lives are rooted to these islands' history and visit...
Travelling to Arran and Holy Isle, Ben Fogle learns how they're a haven for diverse faiths and beliefs, makes Jewish ch...
Ben Fogle journeys to Islay and Jura, tracing the route of 6th-century Christian monks across wild seaways to discover ...
Ben Fogle heads for the Orkney Isles to investigate Norse Christian heritage and how they are a place of modern pilgrim...
On the breathtaking Isle of Skye, Ben Fogle investigate how spiritual and religious power still survives in the face of...
Sue Perkins learns about the Hindu practice of Seva, service to the community, and joins a litter-pick to protect the Ganges.
Bettany Hughes visits seven of the most famous ancient and modern Buddhist locations in the world: seven wonders that give an insight int...
Near the temple of Besakih in Bali, worshippers chase and catch evil spirits in an annual two-day battle.
Sue Perkins visits Rishikesh, where the Beatles journeyed to in order to meditate and receive inspiration ...
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...
Every year, the whole city of Djenne in Mali gets involved in restoring the Great Mosque, the largest mud building in the world.
A visit to Varanasi, a holy city where many Hindus travel to die in the hope of eternal liberation.
At the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, Christians gather to witness an Easter miracle.
The Sikh festival of Vaisakhi in Amritsar.
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