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Food and Faith

A Pilgrim's Journey through India

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Food and Faith

By: Shoba Narayan
Narrated by: Dilshad Khurana
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Why do we pray?

Why do we pray? What is the role of religion in your life today? Do you commune with the divine through rituals? Or is it a comforting routine, going to church or temple once a week or month? Are these questions making you uncomfortable? Do you think religion is a private act to be done in the confines of one's home, with family, and not something to declare publicly?

In Food & Faith, Shoba Narayan approaches faith through perhaps its most primal and nourishing aspect: food. She partakes of sacred food in shrines across India: Puri's bhog, Amritsar's langar, Palani's panchamritam, Mathura's pedas, Ambalapuzha's paal-payasam, Kashi's sweets, Jaipur's rabdi, Ajmer's kesaria bhat, Madurai's dosai, Jewish halva in Mumbai and communal feasts in Udupi, Goa and the Kumbh Mela.

Food & Faith explores this powerful yet intimate intertwining of food with faith, history, myth and identity.

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