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Wilderness Films India brings you this little known Himalayan festival - the first time it has EVER been filmed and brought to the outside world! Becoming a mother is arguably one of the greatest joys for a woman. But in India there is a huge sense of pressure on women to have a child. According to orthodox beliefs a Hindu woman is reborn when she gives birth to a new life, but there are many couples in this world who cannot have children. In this scenario if medical experts cannot remedy someone’s infertility then the couple is left with no choice other than to suffer the pain of staying childless for their entire lives. This is where they would turn to faith and religion... An example of the power of faith can be found in the small town of Srinagar, in the Garhwal region of the state of
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