Synopsis
Sue Perkins attends a child's blessing and learns about the role of the Hijra in Hindu festivities.
- Programme: The Ganges with Sue Perkins
- Series: 1
- Episode: 3
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2017
- Religious Education | Hinduism | Practices | Festivals and Rites of Passage
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Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
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