Now Streaming
Discover what people do for faith in some of the most stunning sacred places on Earth.
Many of the world’s best-known landmarks have been inspired by faith and today more worshippers than ever are flocking to these sacred places. For some people they’re sanctuaries for quiet contemplation. For others, they’re sites for astonishing acts of worship, dangerous challenges and extraordinary deeds of devotion, rarely seen by outsiders.
Many of the world’s best-known landmarks have been inspired by faith and today more worshippers than ever are flocking to these sacred places. For some people they’re sanctuaries for quiet contemplation. For others, they’re sites for astonishing acts of worship, dangerous challenges and extraordinary deeds of devotion, rarely seen by outsiders.
Providing Support for PBS.org
Providing Support for PBS.org
Photos from Episode 3 of Earth's Sacred Wonders
1/10
Painting of the Boudhanath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal.
BBC Studios
2/10
The Big Tepee of the Mescalero Apache, New Mexico, USA.
BBC Studios
3/10
Boudhanath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal
BBC Studios
4/10
Jordyn and Jaylyn, New Mexico, USA.
BBC Studios
5/10
Besakhi Temple, Bali, Indonesia
BBC Studios
6/10
Dewa Adhi, Bali, Indonesia
BBC Studios
7/10
Hanna running with the Holy Fire in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem.
BBC Studios
8/10
Boudhanath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal
BBC Studios
9/10
Worshippers at Besakih Temple, Bali, Indonesia.
BBC Studios
10/10
Ivana, a young Yazidi women who will be blessed in Lalish.
BBC Studios
About the Show
Many of the world’s best-known landmarks have been inspired by faith and today more worshippers than ever are flocking to these sacred places. For some people they’re sanctuaries for quiet contemplation. For others, they’re sites for astonishing acts of worship, dangerous challenges and extraordinary deeds of devotion, rarely seen by outsiders. Discover what people do for faith in some of the most stunning sacred places on Earth.
Episode 1 | House of the Divine
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.
Episode 2 | Closer to the Divine
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.
Episode 3 | Visions of the Divine
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.
Support for PBS.org provided by: