330 million gods

United Kingdom, 1977

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Episode number 1 of Series “The Long Search”.
Ronald Eyre begins his search for the answers to the great philosophical questions of experience in India, home of 330 million gods. He discovers that Hinduism is really a philosophy of life rather than a religion. He visits Benares and a small village to discover what religion means to the ordinary people of India as they perform their daily rituals and celebrate festivals associated with their local deity. Much of the discussion hinges on the meaning of symbols, ritual and what is a God.

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Credits

producer

Peter Montagnon

production company

BBC

Duration

00:50:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1977

Appears in

The Long Search

Group of items

The Long Search

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

305319

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Festivals - Asia

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Hinduism

Television

Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain

Television → Television series

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Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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