Life on the Ganges
New Day Films
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9m 58s
Directed by Indira S. Somani • Documentary • With Gauri Shankar • 2017 • 10 minutes
In Varanasi, India the boat rides on the Ganges River are part of the spiritual experience and the film introduces the audience to the river, an auspicious event called “Dev Diwali,” and one particular boatman, whose main source of strength and survival comes from the Ganges.
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