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Exploring the Ganges

India

Exploring the Ganges

Episode 1 - Delhi

Jéssica, Thais and Rafael are in search of the source of the Ganges River, which lies in the town of Gangotri.

Exploring the Ganges

Episode 2 - Dharali

Dharma, Rafael, Jessica and Thais are on their way to the city where they will board.
They will go rafting for a few days.

Exploring the Ganges

Episode 3 - Uttarkashi

They take a sacred dip in the river. They row to the sacred city of Deovprayag, where the Alaknanda River and the Baghirathi River meet, and finally see the Ganges River.

Exploring the Ganges

Episode 4 - Rishikesh

Rafael, Thais and Jessica wake up at a campground and depart for their third day of white water rafting. The following day, the crew enjoy the morning, and then paddle to Rishikesh, the yoga capital of the world.

Exploring the Ganges

Episode 5 - Rudraprayag

The episode begins with the cast visiting the Ashram that the Beatles visited. They stay at the Parmarth Ashram, soon after they meet with Nandine Tripathi who talks about the essence of Yoga.

Exploring the Ganges

Episode 6 - Deovprayag

Thais, Jessica and Raphael wake up at the Ashram and take a holy dip. Then they pack their things out of the Ashram. They say goodbye to everyone and go to the city to buy groceries for dinner at the house of a friend of the Dharma.

Exploring the Ganges

Episode 7 - Rishikesh

They go to the Chandi Devi temple. They buy offerings and place them on an altar. Then they walk on a mountain, showing the difference of landscapes. They walk through the city, and Dharma explains a bit of local history. Cast watches an Aarti ritual.

Exploring the Ganges

Episode 8 - Rishikesh

Now they are in Allahabad and already meeting a master witch has one of the oldest professions. They go to the river meeting (Sangam), and comment on the state of the river, which is very dirty. Children play with snakes and locals play flute. Then the cast will find friends of Dharma by boat.

Exploring the Ganges

Episode 9 - Haridwar

Jessica, Thais and Rafael are on a sale and Dharma introduces the captain to the cast. They embark on a boat and navigate the Ganges River, in the middle of the path they meet people creaming a body on the banks of the river, Dharma says that this is important to them as the Ganges River is pure and frees the dead from their Karma.

Exploring the Ganges

Episode 10 - Allahabad

Thais and Jessica practice Yoga in the fort they stayed in. Then they learn a little about the history of the fort. They return to the boat, and head for Varanasi. Arriving there they attend an Aarti ceremony. They will spend the night at the Captain's house.

Exploring the Ganges

Episode 11 - Allahabad

Thais, Jessica and Rafael embark and follow up to a ghat. There they disembark and interact with local children. Rafa fights with a local wrestler. Then they meet a teacher who studies Varanasi. The teacher gives a talk about the city and the river.

Exploring the Ganges

Episode 12 - Calcutta

The adventure arrives in Calcutta, where Raphael, Jessica and Thais learn about the history of the place, the connection of the city with the Ganges River and the Hindu religion. Together they visit houses that make statues of Hindu gods and a flower fair. At the end of the day, Dharma takes them to a temple and together they thank the gods for the trip.

Exploring the Ganges

Episode 13 - Varanasi

Thais, Jessica and Rafael experience a fun-loving ears-cleaning with a pro at the Ganges River. The staff also has fun in a musical presentation. The next day, the team and Dharma visit a mangrove swamp; Thais helps Dharma with food, preparing a fish with Indian seasonings. At the end of the day Rafael, Jessica and Thais refresh themselves with a bath in the river.

Exploring the Ganges

Episode 14 - Sunderbans

Thais, Jessica and Rafael comment on their experiences and learnings over the weeks in India. Dharma takes the team to a small village for a dangerous harvest of honey in the hollows of the trees along with local collectors. Thais, Jessica and Rafael enjoy the late afternoon teaching slackline for the children of the village.

Exploring the Ganges

Episode 15 - Sagar Island

Thais, Jessica, and Rafael go on their last visit to a temple on Sagar Island. Known by the pilgrimage, the Indians go to the island for a dip in the encounter of the river Ganges with the sea, seeking the purification and cleaning of their karmas. Thais, Jessica and Raphael describe with great excitement the 5 weeks of travel, the connection created with the Ganges River and India.