Julia Roberts is now a Hindu

[Hafizzz]

Thats like saying Mike tyson is not a muslim for eating bacon and drinking.

If Micky does break the rules then he is not a real muslim.

 

[amit27]

Shame on you !!! Lord Krishna will be very angry at you !!!

They dont sell beef in Mcdonalds in india u retard.


And Lord krishnas message is to love all beings and do good acts for your fellow mankind our religion is not about a 'angry god'

 

[Ganga]

If Micky does break the rules then he is not a real muslim.

In that case most of my muslim friends are not real muslims.

 

[S_O_C_O_M]

NEW DELHI: Her parents were Baptist and Catholic and she was born in Georgia, part of the US Bible Belt. But Hollywood superstar Julia Roberts says she is now a practising Hindu. Speaking to the September issue of Elle magazine, Roberts said she goes to the temple to "chant, pray and celebrate."

The 42-year-old actress, who won a million hearts with Pretty Woman and an Oscar with Erin Brockowich, took to Hinduism during the shooting of her upcoming film, `Eat, Pray and Love' last year. In the movie, she plays a divorced woman who travels to Italy for food, India for spirituality and Bali, where she finds love. In the interview, Robert also spoke of reincarnation. "I've been so spoiled with my friends and family in this life. Next time I want to be just something quiet and supporting," she said.

Swami Dharamdev of Hari Mandir, Pataudi, where `Eat, Pray and Love' was shot for three weeks in September-October last year, said it is good news if someone accepts Hinduism from the heart. During the film's shooting, he said, a makeshift temple had been constructed nearby where unit members would light lamps and burn incense sticks. "Julia too would pray there, run her hands over the lamp and her hair as we all do," he recalled. "She also got her three kids here. I tied the sacred red thread on their wrists and applied the tilak on their foreheads," he said.

Swami Dharamdev recalled the actress also requested him, through her private assistant, to pray for her mother who was ill. "Before she left I told her, `you may choose not to eat or love. But don't forget to pray. Make that a part of your life, not just acting in this film'. She smiled and nodded affirmatively," he said.

In a statement, Rajan Zed, president of the Universal Society of Hinduism in the US, also said he and his fellow practitioners welcome Roberts into the fold.

Julia's move to Hinduism has sparked off a torrent of online response. Some are highly critical of her; others the opposite. "Another confused celebrity trying on the religion "flavour" of the month. Hindu? Does she even know what that means? How can you convert to another religion after making a film? Next thing you know she'll be wearing a Kabbalah bracelet after going to a Madonna concert!," was a comment posted on The Daily Mail's website. However, Anne, Leicester, wrote, "I like Julie Roberts, admire her work on screen and her commitment to her beliefs. If she's living her life to the ideals of Hinduism, that's all to the good. I look forward to seeing her latest film.


http://http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Julia-Roberts-embraces-Hinduism/articleshow/6267826.cms

no one cares

 

[amit27]

Alfred Ford was one of the first well known Iskcon converts.

 

[InPhilTraitor]

no one cares

You cared enough to comment.

Even though I found the initial posting hilarious, one must not take her so called practicing Hinduism seriously. It is one of those things, people here go after the next trend big thing. Julia had her exposure to ashrams in India during the shoot of the movie "Eat Pray Love" (which is based on true story). So there is this mystic attraction that may fade. So lets take a chill pill and relax.. if we can, Eat, Pray and Love.

 

[COLDHEARTED AVIATOR]

Why cant people live with the religion they are born with?

 

[khanz]

well congrats to her as long as she's happy hope she sticks to it and not just doing just coz she finds it trendy after shooting a film people need to lay off they have the right to celebrate they will naturally be happy when someone embraces their religion just as muslims are when someone converts .

 

[anathema]

Dont we have some interesting defence news going on in the WORLD ?

Who cares if Julia Roberts decided to become hindu,muslim,buddhist, sikh..whatever...

I liked pretty woman...thats the only thing i think off when someone mentions Julia Roberts..

 

[amit27]

Why cant people live with the religion they are born with?

As they dont believe in their parents religion.

 

[TOPGUN]

Chalo good for her perhaps she will find happiness in her new path no one has the right to judged anyone .

 

[sha123]

^^ who cares??

Not only Julia there are lot of people are adopting eastern (Hinduism and Buddhism) belief system...
Just youtube search on
London Ratha-yatra 2009

 

[khanz]

hehe eastern connection richard gere probably world most famous buddhist funnily enough who's also been a co-star of julia's few times.

 

[Guynextdoor]

They dont sell beef in Mcdonalds in india u retard.


And Lord krishnas message is to love all beings and do good acts for your fellow mankind our religion is not about a 'angry god'

I go to mcdonald's and eat beef too. Not all Hindus avoid beef.

 

[amit27]

I go to mcdonald's and eat beef too. Not all Hindus avoid beef.

I know some of my friends too eat beef, but most vaishnav are pure veg.