Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve
The Ganges
Season 1 Episode 2 of 3
The adventurer travels along the Ganges to explore how India's booming economy has affected its religious culture, starting his journey at the source of the river in the foothills of the Himalayas and following it to where it empties out into the Bay of Bengal. Along the way, he meets westerners in Rishikesh seeking spiritual enlightenment, takes a dip in the fast-flowing waters at Haridwar and discovers how the river is being severely polluted in Kanpur, where it is alleged that cows are secretly being slaughtered to fuel a booming leather trade
Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve airs on U&Yesterday at 9:00 PM, Wednesday 25 June. (Subtitles.)
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General
Simon Reeve
Presenter
Mike Smith
Executive Producer
Dominic Ozanne
Series Producer