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It's a story familiar to most of us from school. And in many ways, the story of the passengers on the Mayflower is like that of every immigrant who has come to America to start a new life. Yet the true story of the Pilgrims is far more complex than the one most of us learned as children -- and also more intriguing. This is a decades-long epic tale, filled with real drama, tragedy, and inspiration, revealed in the three-hour special DESPERATE CROSSING: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE MAYFLOWER, a World Premiere on The History Channel on Sunday, November 19 at 8pm ET/PT.

At the very top of Pavagadh (925 kilometers above sea level) is a Divine Mother temple, dedicated to Kali Ma. The start of the path to the top of Pavagadh -- and to the Divine Mother (Kali) Temple at the top -- begins in the town of Champaner at the base of the mountain (commonly called Pavagadh Station, where pilgrims begin the 5 km trek to the top). On certain festival days, primarily Navaratri, the number of people who mount the "thousand steps" to the top is in the millions.