Of People and Beliefs
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The unusual rituals and ways of worship across the globe.
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The Aghori
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The Aghori are an unorthodox Hindu community in India that are thought to practice necrophagy, or "eating the dead.
The Fula
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The unusual religious ceremony, tradition of asking a girl's hand in marriage and initiation ritual of the Fula people in Mali.
Voodoo
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The eerie rituals of voodoo stretching from West Africa to the Caribbean, and the White Widows of India.
From Asia with Farewell
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A young priest in the Himalayas winning his spurs and the quaint ceremony of valediction in the Philippines.
Rats and Blessings
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The Temple of Rats in Rajasthan, India and the ritual of blessing buildings in Thailand.
Goddesses and Expiation
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The little girls worshipped as goddesses in Nepal and a widower's journey of redemption in Thailand.
Candomble and Umbanda
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Two African diaspora religions in Brazil based on trance dances and unusual religious rituals.
Harvests and Rituals
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The harvest ritual of the Tucano of the Amazons in Brazil and the harvest tradition in the Philippines.
Funerals and Weddings
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The quaint funeral ritual and the bride abduction of the indigenous Bari in the Amazons.
Hunting and Manhood
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Young men in the Brazilian Amazons hunt crocodiles and piranhas for marriage and go through a painful "ant" ritual for initiation into manhood.