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Global Spirit
The Pilgrimage Experience
Season 2
Episode 202
For thousands of years, people of every tradition have embarked on long, difficult and often costly journeys to sacred places in search of various benefits, from health or material well-being to spiritual renewal. Explore various dimensions of this timeless ritual, which is an important part of most, if not all religions and spiritual traditions.
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