BBC Documentaries

West Meets East

Directed by Duncan Bridgeman
TV-PG
2015 • E207    Sep 7, 2015    60m
West meets east when acclaimed actor Dominic West joins his childhood friend Sir James Mallinson on a pilgrimage to northern India and the biggest religious festival in the world, Kumbh Mela. Here, 100 million Hindus have gathered to wash away their sins in the holy rivers near Allahabad, on the banks of Sangam. Jim takes Dom to live with his own sect of holy men, or sadhus, and to witness his ordination as a mahant, a commander of his sect - the first time a westerner has received this honour in this ancient order of master yogis.

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Cast of West Meets East

  • Dominic WestGuest Star
  • James MallinsonGuest Star
  • Duncan BridgemanDirector

 

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