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When the Gods Return

Buddhist monks are transformed into 'gods of the mountains' during a ceremony in a remote, moonlit, snow bound valley in the Tibetan enclave of Ladakh. With extracts from Buddhist texts and recordings from the ground throughout, this is an enchanting eyewitness account.

Producer John Theocharis

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42 minutes

成人论坛 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project