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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | Hinduism and Modern India | PBS

Duration: 08:34
Program: Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly #1321
Broadcast Date: Jan. 22, 2010

Bhavana Gupta says her generation will go to a Hindu temple in New Dehli and say, "Let's give the priest 500 rupees to have him do a good prayer service for us." But the younger generation questions this traditional Hindu practice and asks why.

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