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S6 E4 Sri Lanka Veda

Reality

14+

43 minutes

Aug 26, 2010

From Sri Lanka's beginnings, it was populated by tens of thousands of demons. To be cured, the patient undergoes a devil dance. Stroud has secured a place to be exactly that.

Season 6, 10 Episodes

South Africa Zulu,

Stroud travels to Zululand to meet with a Sangoma – a female African Shaman – to experience the rite of passage known as scarification.

Kalahari San Bushman,

Les will be the first Westerner to participate in a physically and mentally exhausting three-day trance with the Kalahari San (aka Bushmen).

Malaysia Sea Gypsies,

Les will learn how to make shelter of braided palm leaves and machete shorn wood, find fresh water, and catch sea cucumber, learning the dangerous art of compression diving.

Sri Lanka Veda,

From Sri Lanka's beginnings, it was populated by tens of thousands of demons. To be cured, the patient undergoes a devil dance. Stroud has secured a place to be exactly that.

Papua New Guinea Hewa,

Les returns to the wilds of Papa New Guinea with special permission to travel three arduous days on foot through the jungle to carry out the 'Cumoutin' ceremony himself with the guidance of the Hewa.

Madagascar The Antanosy and the Antandroy,

Stroud will travel to the village of Tsihalagna to meet Four Shamans of the Antanosy, the mysterious Ombiasas.

High Arctic Inuit,

Stroud journeys to the top of Baffin Island. The integration of modern technologies has ensured cultural and physical survival in an environment where temperatures can drop below -40c.

Peru Amazonian Shamans,

Les will participate with the Huacharia Tribe as they perform ceremony in their daily lives to pay homage to the elements.

Incan O'ero High Priests,

Les and crew climb to 16,000 ft up dangerous Mt. Sinkara to join 80,000 indigenous Andeans as they make their yearly pilgrimage to the holy site of Qollorit'i.

Indonesia Mentawai,

Les begins at the island of Siberut. He journeys 9 hours up river by boat, navigating log-jammed river systems and shallow waters, eventually trekking by foot into the heart of the island.

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Survivorman

Reality

14+

7 Seasons

44 minutes

'Survivorman' Les Stroud documents his seven-day ordeal on film as he struggles to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles.

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