As published in the September issue of Elle Magazine, Julia Roberts stated that she goes to a Hindu temple regularly and she is a practicing Hindu.
Julia is a 42-year-old actress who has won an Oscar for her film “Erin Brockovich.” Her two kids have been named Ganesh and Laxmi, the names of two prominent Hindu gods. She had also renamed her production company Red Om (Om is the sacred symbol of Hinduism).
She had a close encounter with Hinduism during the shooting of the film “Eat, Pray, and Love” in which she is playing a role of a divorced woman who travels to Italy for food, India for spirituality, and Bali for love, where she finds it.
Julia said about reincarnation “I have been spoiled with my friends and family in this life. Next time, I want to be just something quiet and supporting.”
Julia Roberts’ parents are Baptist and Catholic. She was born in Georgia in the US.
Her move has triggered many reactions as she is a world-famous personality. Some people say it is just a stunt and she will leave Hinduism after a while.
As a Hindu, what I think is that if she has done it from her heart, then it is okay and she is always welcomed to Hindu philosophy, even if she does not convert to Hinduism, because conversion is not the goal of Hinduism.
We welcome her and wish her the best of luck for her future life!
