US Hindus have decided to honor Oscar winner Hollywood star Julia Roberts (Pretty Woman) for her unwavering devotion to Hinduism and her endorsing Hinduism in a way no Hollywood celebrity seems to have done in the past.
It was nearly two years ago she confessed of being a “practicing Hindu”, and she seems to be sticking to it devotedly. She finds India “spiritually healing” and her visit to India in the past was “a spiritually enlightening experience” for her.
According to recent reports, she is planning to buy a house in India near one of Hinduism’s holy cities, thus becoming first Hollywood star to do so. “I would love to live near Haridwar or Varanasi, since they are such holy spots for Hinduism”, she was quoted as saying.
In her recent interviews, she was quoted as saying: “I've received real spiritual satisfaction through Hinduism and I'm a practising Hindu” and “…ever since I’ve started practicing, the festivals (especially Diwali) attract me a lot too”.
Roberts also stated in these reports that she shared a common aspect of finding peace and tranquility of mind in Hinduism similar to Patsy of The Razor's Edge by Somerset Maugham. “I would love to return to this sacred land again and visit some key pilgrimage spots, like Haridwar or Puri”, she added.
Welcoming her continued devotion to Hinduism, Rajan Zed, President, Universal Society of Hinduism, said that she would be honored in a Hindu temple in traditional Hindu manner near her California home and he would try to contact her staff in the near future in this regard.
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