we arrive at majuli and it is turmoil again trying to get off the boat.s a sneaky way out which involves climbing onto another boat and going down the steps that way. do you know what? i think i will take that one. here we are on land. it doesn't look quite as spiritual as i imagined, but if you look away into the distance it is just one big, flat land of desert. let's see. majuli island is home to 22 monasteries, or satras, initially established in the 16th century by the assamese guru sankardeva. boys are instructed from a very young age in the religion he preached, vaishnavism, an offshoot of hinduism. the monks are celibate, and according to their beliefs they worship only one god, follow a vegetarian diet and reject the caste system. and here at uttar kamalabari, the doctrine includes this special artform. this form of classical dance is now recognised by the authorities as a genre in its own right, and many of these monks have performed around the world. plays drums and percussion that was amazing — thank you very much indeed. i know you spend a lif

we arrive at majuli and it is turmoil again trying to get off the boat.sneaky way out which involves climbing onto another boat and going down the steps that way. do you know what? i think i will take that one. here we are on land. it doesn't look quite as spiritual as i imagined, but if you look away into the distance it isjust one big, flat land of desert. let's see. majuli island is home to 22 monasteries, or satras, initially established in the 16th century by the assamese guru sankardeva. boys are instructed from a very young age in the religion he preached, vaishnavism, an offshoot of hinduism. the monks are celibate, and according to their beliefs they worship only one god, follow a vegetarian diet and reject the caste system. and here at uttar kamalabari, the doctrine includes this special artform. this form of classical dance is now recognised by the authorities as a genre in its own right, and many of these monks have performed around the world. plays drums and percussion that was amazing — thank you very much indeed. i know you spend a lifetime

majuli is not the image you have of india. it's not the overpopulated and chaotic india here. it's calm, peaceful, very green and somewhat sacred. the religion is still taught and practiced by hundreds of monks in the monasteries they call satras. it's on the northeast part of india, between bhutan, bangladesh and nepal. it's very, very far, and probably the most isolated island i've visited... and definitely the most threatened. every year,

we arrive at majuli and it is turmoil again trying to get off the boat.ite as spiritual as i imagined, but if you look away into the distance it isjust one big, flat land of desert. majuli island is home to 22 monasteries, or satras, initially established in the 16th century by the assamese guru sankardeva. boys are instructed from a very young age in the religion he preached, vaishnavism, an offshoot of hinduism. the monks are celibate, and according to their beliefs they worship only one god, follow a vegetarian diet and reject the caste system. and here at uttar kamalabari, the doctrine includes this special artform. this form of classical dance is now recognised by the authorities as a genre in its own right, and many of these monks have performed around the world. plays drums and percussion that was amazing — thank you very much indeed. i know you spend a lifetime learning the skills of this, but can i have a go? can i try? like this? arm is through here. yeah? yeah. 0k. first place, here. hits drum here? wrong one. very good! thank you. one, two, th

majuli is not the image you have of india. it's not the overpopulated and chaotic india here.peaceful, very green and somewhat sacred. the religion is still taught and practiced by hundreds of monks in the monasteries they call satras. it's on the northeast part of india, between bhutan, bangladesh and nepal. it's very, very far, and probably the most isolated island i've visited... and definitely the most threatened. every year