Thursday, August 5, 2010

"I am definitely a practicing Hindu."

Why am I always the last to find out about these things? Anyway, I really love this picture of Swami Dharam Dev with Julia Roberts. That is all.

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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 5, 2010 at 12:41 PM

    its nice pic. where did you get it ?
    is she a practising hindu ?

    issac newton

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  2. Apuleius PlatonicusAugust 5, 2010 at 12:43 PM

    The photo was taken while Roberts was filming "Eat, Pray, Love" on location in India. If you do a google image search on "Swami Dharam Dev" is should one of the first hits.

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  3. Apuleius PlatonicusAugust 5, 2010 at 12:47 PM

    Oh, and the full quote, from the latest edition of "Elle" magazine, is "The entire Roberts-Moder family [that is, Julia, her husband Danny Moder, and their three children] goes to temple together to chant and pray and celebrate. I'm definitely a practicing Hindu."

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  4. Freeman PressonAugust 7, 2010 at 4:43 PM

    Very nice. Looks like me in 1967. We'll see how long it lasts ;-)

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  5. Apuleius PlatonicusAugust 7, 2010 at 7:33 PM

    You used to look like Julia Roberts? Or did you mean that other guy?
    ;-)

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  6. AnonymousAugust 10, 2010 at 1:51 PM

    Check out Ramdas Lamb's thoughtful exploration of JR's spiritual quest in today's Washington Post:

    http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/panelists/ramdas_lamb/2010/08/julia_robertss_search_for_inner_peace.html

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  7. Apuleius PlatonicusAugust 10, 2010 at 2:06 PM

    I like Lamb's piece on Julia Roberts -- thanks for the link, Mary! In particular I think he is right to say that Roberts gives every appearance of being quite serious in her practice of Hinduism, and shows some real depth of knowledge, at least for a lay person.

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