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Sacred Wonders: Series 1: Episode 3

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In Iraq a young Yazedi woman goes in search of salvation after being traumatised by war. 

From Jerusalem to Nepal to Iraq, discover what people do for faith in some of the most sacred places on earth.

When a miracle happens at the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, an orthodox Christian must deliver the holy flame into the hands of his bishop. In Nepal, at the Buddanath, a Buddhist painter battles the elements in honour of Buddha’s birthday. And in Lalish in Iraq a young Yazedi woman goes in search of salvation after being traumatised in the recent conflict. Discover what people do for faith in some of the most sacred places on the planet.

Sacred Wonders: Series 1

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In the most spectacular, sacred places on earth, people perform astonishing acts of worship, dangerous challenges and extraordinary deeds of devotion rarely seen by outsiders.

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