EARTH’S SACRED WONDERS

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Discover what people do for faith in some of the most stunning locations on Earth in this three-part series EARTH'S SACRED WONDERS. Many of the world’s best-known landmarks have been inspired by faith. Today, more worshippers than ever before flock to these sacred places.

EPISODE GUIDE:

Episode 1: “House Of The Divine” airs Wednesday, March 4 at 9:30 p.m. & March 25 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + March 26 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 - Meet a Muslim paramedic who helps fasting worshippers during Ramadan in Jerusalem. A Cambodian man risks his live to save his ancestral spirits from the jungle. A Buddhist warrior monk in China faces a test that will change his life forever.

More clips from this episode: The Night of Power at Al Aqsa / Climbing the Towers of Angkor Wat

Episode 2: “Closer To The Divine” airs Wednesday, April 1 at 10 p.m. + Thursday, April 2 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 - Travel to Japan, where a Shinto devotee undertakes a grueling challenge at a sacred waterfall. A young Muslim helps re-plaster a mosque in Mali. At a New York City cathedral, an Episcopal priest brings people and their pets closer to God.

More clips from this episode: The Procession of Animals at St. John the Divine / The Great Mosque is Replastered

Episode 3: “Visions Of The Divine” airs Wednesday, April 8 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Thursday, April 9 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 - Follow a young Yazidi woman as she searches for salvation in Iraq. Meet an orthodox Christian who must deliver a holy flame into the hands of his bishop in Jerusalem. In Nepal, a Buddhist painter battles the elements to honor Buddha's birthday.

More clips from this episode: Balinese Hindus Hunt Demonic Spirits / The Mescalero Apache Coming of Age Ceremony

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