Synopsis
In Hinduism, there is one supreme god represented in many different forms.
- Programme: Belief File
- Episode: Hinduism: God
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2011
- Religious Education | Hinduism | Beliefs and teachings | Hindu Gods
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