Top 10 Hollywood Stars Who Converted To Hinduism

Top 10 Hollywood Stars | Hinduism third largest and the oldest surviving religion in the world with over one billion people belonging to the faith. Hinduism is not really a religion but it is a unique faith. It is a way of life. The religion is about a rich context to the practices. The teachings of this religion have always attracted people from all around the world. Many Hollywood stars have even converted to Hinduism after getting fascinated by the religion. Take a look at few!

The religion that has its roots in India, is believed to be the oldest in the world. But over time, the appeal of this ancient religion has gone global with a sizeable population thriving in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Canada, United States and even predominantly Islamic Malaysia.

Top 10 Hollywood celebrities who have turned Hindu

Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts’ smile may be infectious but the attraction of Hinduism is no less infectious. When she came to India to shoot Eat, Pray, Love, she came in close contact with this oldest surviving religion, that thoroughly impressed her. Roberts, who grew up with a Catholic mother and Baptist father, reportedly became interested in Hinduism after seeing a picture of the deity, Hanuman. In fact, she decided to convert.

And ever since, there was no looking back. Even till date, Julia Roberts practices Hinduism actively. She confessed that this makes her more compassionate and a more loving person. Does she still practice it? Well as late as this Diwali, Roberts was quoted saying, “Diwali should be celebrated unanimously throughout the world as a gesture of goodwill”.

Madonna

Madonna is a symbol of the Western civilisation. But now, Madonna is way too influenced by Hinduism. Generally, she loves to dress like Hindu women and takes part in aarti.

Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus may be a pop rage that the world adores, but if she adores something that’s an ancient belief system – Hinduism. Cyrus is a pop singer and actress, who is infamous for many of her controversial works. But probably to change that unsettled inner being, she realised that practicing Hinduism can be the ideal thing for her.

The world knows Miley Cyrus as a pop sensation with racy lyrics, but those in her inner circle know her as an avid Hindu worshipper. In fact, not long ago, she shared a picture of Lakshmi Pooja in her house for better finances. She shared the picture of the whole setup on her Instagram account. The 24-year-old songstress captioned the picture with “#FruitBowl over Super… #offering”.

MIA

Famous western rapper MIA is actually Matangi Maya Arulpragsham. She is a Tamil of Sri Lankan descent. She wears a saffron cloth and lives a regular life like that of a sadhvi or a follower. She actively uses symbolism related to the sanatan dharma or ancient religion. She keeps coming to India.

Claudia Ciesla

German supermodel and singer Claudia Ciesla was born in Poland but always keeps a Ganesha along with her. She was born into a Catholic family. But when she came to India, she started reading about Vedic scriptures and studying astrology. She has worked in many Hindi movies as well.

Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone has a very unique story. He lost his son four years ago, and ever since, he could sense his son’s spirit around him. After being very disturbed, he contacted a priest who advised him to do pind daan of his son, a ritual for the dead person to attain moksha.

After that, Sylvester Stallone’s entire family – brother Michael Stallone, his wife Michel, Russian movie star Alexi and his wife Olga conducted the pind daan at Sati Ghat in Kankhal, near Haridwar. After this incident, Stallone’s faith in Hinduism has been rock solid.

Russell Brand

Russell Brand, the famous comedian and actor got initiated to Hinduism through transcendental meditation. Brand actively follows Hinduism. If the proof of one’s religious belief gets reflected through the customs one follows in their wedding, Brand couldn’t be a better example.

He not only chose India, the birthplace of the religion he so admires, as his wedding venue but his beliefs in the religion are so deep that he had a Hindu wedding with Katy Perry in Rajasthan. Well, there was a Hindu priest who made them perform all rituals before tying the knot.

Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman may be Wolverine for the world, but for his own self, he is deeply soaked in Hinduism. In many interviews, he has accepted that mysticism attracts him.  He dedicatedly follows the Upanishads and Bhagwad Gita, scriptures that are fundamental to Hinduism.

In an interview Hugh Jackman said, “The scriptures that we follow are a mixture between the West and the East and would be from Socrates to the Upanishads, to the Bhagavad Gita, to a number of different texts..”. The star, who was born a Christian, also has a Sanskrit inscription engraved wedding ring which reads “Om paramar mainamar” that means, “We pledge our union to a higher source.”

Robert Downey Jr

Robert Downey Jr is a strong follower of The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISCON), known colloquially as the Hare Krishna movement. The Iron Man star was born a Jew but now personally promotes both Buddhism and the ideology of Hare Krishna, that stems from Lord Krishna.

Jackie Hung

This famous actor from Hong Kong and a martial arts expert is also deeply influenced by the sanatan dharma. He once recollected that he came to Chennai in India around five years back where he took a stroll around a Shiva temple.

According to him, he felt a very positive vibe around that place that kept infiltrating his body. He said it was a different Jackie after that surreal experience. Ever since his outlook towards life stands changed completely.

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