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SACRED JOURNEYS | Notes from the Field: Mother Ganga (Kumbh Mela) | PBS

Watch the full-length episode at http://video.pbs.org/video/2365384433/?Utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=sajo_covefullprogram (US Only) Celebrate Mother Ganga, the giver of life, in a Hindu ritual known as aarti. This ritual is one of the more modern traditions of the Kumbh Mela, showing that religion is not static. Rather, it keeps updating itself for the present.

Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler premieres on PBS December 16 at 8/7C (check local listings).

See more from the Kumbh Mela at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/sacredjourneys/