S1E1:The North

9 Jul 2023TV-G

Varanasi is one of India’s holiest cities. Historian Bettany Hughes visits the city and takes part in a Hindu ritual which helps her process a recent bereavement in her own life. In this journey of cultural exploration, she also takes a boat out to the magnificent Lake Palace on an island in Lake Pichola before exploring Fatehpur Sikri, the Imperial capital of the Mughal Empire.