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Series 1

Hindu

Duration: 39 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

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This episode highlights how British Hindus from across the faith celebrate life's big milestones, from birth and coming of age to marriage and the end of life.

18-year-old Samahit is leaving home for the first time to go university. His family travel with him to recite ritual prayers at his halls of residence to bless his new home. Navi and Karan are getting married in a traditional Sri Lankan Tamil wedding. For the couple, getting married is the only time in their lives when they will be elevated to God status.

Priti's father Arvind recently passed away, and she wants to carry out his wishes for a traditional Hindu funeral. The ceremony takes place around an open casket and focuses on the journey of the soul. In south London, Bhumi and Chirag are marking the birth of their six-day-old son with a traditional ceremony at home, inviting the gods to write his future. Show less

Contributors

Executive Producer:
David Dehaney
Director:
Rachel Dupuy
Editor:
David Hill

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