Bruce Feiler on new PBS show 'Sacred Journeys'

Magh Mela
Indian Hindu devotees look on and listen as sadhus, or holy men, take part in a two-day Sant Sammelan held by the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) organization at Sangam, the confluence of the holy rivers Ganges and Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during the annual Magh Mela in Allahabad on January 17, 2015. The Magh Mela, which is known as a mini-Kumbh Mela, runs from January 5 until February 17 this year.
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Two hundred million people go on pilgrimages each year, and in his new program on PBS, Bruce Feiler goes on six.

From the waters of Kumbh Mela to the center of Shikoku, Feiler connects with American pilgrims on their quest to get closer to their God in "Sacred Journeys."

From the Boston Globe:

"For most of human history, our identity was given to us," Feiler says. "When you were born, you got the religion of your parents, and often their profession. Even your spouse was given to you. "But over the last 200 years, each of those things has broken down. We can now pick where we want to live, our partner, our gender identity." Religion, he says, is "late to the game" of self-determination, "but it's happening now."

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