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Swami Shyam

Australia, 1977
film

Episode of Series “Our Asian neighbours: India”. A guru and his followers live in an ashram in Kulu Valley, within the Himalayas. The audience is ..

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Guru Vishnu

Australia, 1993
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Teacher in the sky

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Hinduism

Canada, 1962
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Padma - South Indian dancer

Australia, 1977
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Rajneesh: Spiritual Terrorist

Australia, 1989
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The Followers

Canada, 1981
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North India

United Kingdom, 1995
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The Kulu valley

Australia, 1980
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Faces of India: Raju, a guide from Rishikesh

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Bali: island of temples

Australia, 1973
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Fifty miles from Poona

Canada, 1959
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Yehudi Menuhin and his guru

United Kingdom, 1965
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Temple on the hill

Australia, 1997
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Gopal's golden pendant: India

Canada, 1976
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Hidden India Series

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The India trip

Canada, 1971
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The Village: a village in Tanjore

Australia, 1977
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India

Australia, 1992
Similarity: 69%
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