{"id":1578,"date":"2024-10-28T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/hellomagazine\/?p=1578"},"modified":"2024-10-25T15:35:13","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T15:35:13","slug":"julia-roberts-surprising-conversion-to-hinduism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/hellomagazine\/2024\/10\/28\/julia-roberts-surprising-conversion-to-hinduism\/","title":{"rendered":"The real story of Julia Roberts&#8217; surprising conversion to Hinduism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Julia Roberts is best known for her iconic Hollywood roles, including <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pretty Woman<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Erin Brockovich<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the latter of which won her an Oscar. But while her acting talents have put her in the spotlight, the 56-year-old <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Notting Hill<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> actress keeps her private life away from the cameras.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Details are sparse about her three children &#8211; 19-year-old twins Hazel and Phinnaeus Walter and 17-year-old son Henry &#8211; as are insights into her marriage with their father, cinematographer Daniel Moder. And you may have missed that Julia Roberts is also a practising Hindu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As well as sharing three children: 19-year-old twins Hazel and Phinnaeus Walter, and 17-year-old son Henry with cinematographer husband Daniel Moder, you may have missed that Julia Roberts is also a practising Hindu.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-16px|auto||auto||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-144706397-scaled.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Heal The Bay&#8217;s %22Bring Back The Beach%22 Annual Awards Presentation &amp; Dinner &#8211; Inside&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; module_class=&#8221;fp-image&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;fp-caption&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#696969&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-41px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;2px||2px|15px|true|false&#8221; border_width_left=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_color_left=&#8221;#d2ab57&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><span>Julia shares three children with her husband<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Until 2010, the mum-of-three had kept her faith under wraps, but during the promotion circuit for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eat, Pray, Love<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Julia opened up about her beliefs, telling <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elle<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that she is &#8220;definitely a practising Hindu&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Academy Award winner said: &#8220;My mother ended up Catholic, my father Baptist. So the Baptist idea \u2013 the expressive appreciation for the gathering, the community \u2013 that I sort of get. So to end up in the spiritual life with my children makes perfect sense, provided those two things.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;A lot of what I&#8217;ve discovered as an adult in a Hindu temple brings these things together. As a family, we go to temple and chant and pray and celebrate.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-90099015-scaled.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Julia Roberts Sightings &#8211; August 26, 2009&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; module_class=&#8221;fp-image&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;fp-caption&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#696969&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-10px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;2px||2px|15px|true|false&#8221; border_width_left=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_color_left=&#8221;#d2ab57&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><span>Julia on set of\u00a0<em>Eat, Pray, Love\u00a0<\/em>in Rome, 2009<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert&#8217;s multi-million bestselling memoir Julia\u2019s character goes to Italy to eat, to India for spirituality, and in Bali she finds love.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It had been widely reported that Julia&#8217;s presence in India during the filming of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eat, Pray, Love <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">inspired her to convert to Hinduism, however, she has made it clear that this wasn\u2019t the case &#8211; although she did draw on her own experiences while making the film.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During a press conference for the film Julia set the record straight: &#8220;I didn&#8217;t suddenly make this movie and start practising Hinduism. It was a part of my life for a very long time, and I realised I should stick with what my mom told me 22 years ago, &#8216;You&#8217;re an actor; act, don&#8217;t talk about politics, don&#8217;t talk about religion&#8217;.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-91186735-scaled.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;US cinema actress Julia Roberts arrives&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; module_class=&#8221;fp-image&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;fp-caption&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#696969&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-10px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;2px||2px|15px|true|false&#8221; border_width_left=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_color_left=&#8221;#d2ab57&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><span>Julia filmed a large part of the movie in India<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Good Morning America<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Julia shared the story of how she first became interested in the religion. She said: &#8220;It came from seeing a picture of a guru for Neeb Karori Baba.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;I was so drawn to this picture of this person and I didn\u2019t know who he was or what he was about, but I felt a very strong interest. That&#8217;s the way things come into our lives. They&#8217;re not these big, great, crashing moments. It&#8217;s just the little like: &#8216;Hmm, what is this about?'&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Neeb Karori Baba was a revered spiritual leader and teacher who became widely known for his compassion, simple teachings and profound influence on spiritual seekers from around the globe. He is widely recognised as a Hindu saint.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He was born in 1900 in the village of Akbarpur in Uttar Pradesh, and was married at age 11 &#8211; which was not uncommon in rural India at that time &#8211; but left in his early 20s to become a wandering sadhu, a religious figure who renounces earthly life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2161923670.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Neem Karori Baba Kainchi Dham Ashram&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; module_class=&#8221;fp-image&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;fp-caption&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#696969&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-10px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;2px||2px|15px|true|false&#8221; border_width_left=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_color_left=&#8221;#d2ab57&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><span>Neem Karori Baba Kainchi Dham Ashram in India<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He was asked to return home by his father to fulfil his responsibilities to his wife, their two sons and their daughter. He did briefly return as a gesture of respect for his father\u2019s wishes, but ultimately his deep spiritual calling eventually led him to leave family life and fully embrace his journey of renunciation. He did maintain connections with his family, however, and occasionally visited them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He spent most of his life spreading the Hindu faith. Over 100 temples and ashrams were constructed in his name, although he never sought fame, preferring to live a life of simplicity and humility.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Though he died in 1973, long before the moment when Julia saw his picture, she still felt connected and compelled enough to explore the &#8220;very intriguing&#8221; faith.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1434288984-scaled.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Premiere Of Universal Pictures&#8217; %22Ticket To Paradise%22 &#8211; Arrivals&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; module_class=&#8221;fp-image&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;fp-caption&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#696969&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-10px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;2px||2px|15px|true|false&#8221; border_width_left=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_color_left=&#8221;#d2ab57&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><span>Julia&#8217;s production company co-produced\u00a0<em>Ticket to Paradise<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-15px|auto||auto||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Julia&#8217;s production company is called Red Om Films, and while &#8216;Red Om&#8217; backwards is &#8216;Moder&#8217;, which is her husband&#8217;s surname, &#8216;om&#8217; also has special significance in the Hindu faith. It is considered one of the most important and sacred symbols of the religion and is also said to be the sound from which the universe was created. The three syllables are also said to represent the three major Hindu gods.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As well as producing <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eat, Pray, Love<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Red Om Films is also behind household favourites including <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maid in Manhattan<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mona Lisa Smile<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ticket to Paradise<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the last of which Julia starred in opposite George Clooney.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-3296568-scaled.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;George Harrison&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; module_class=&#8221;fp-image&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;fp-caption&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#696969&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-10px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;2px||2px|15px|true|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; border_width_left=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_color_left=&#8221;#d2ab57&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p><span>George Harrison&#8217;s ashes were scattered in India<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Julia isn&#8217;t the only A-Lister to convert to Hinduism. The late Beatles star George Harrison made the switch from Christianity to the religion in the late 1960s. 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