<p>The 42-year-old American actress grew up in Georgia, the US's famous 'bible belt' and was born to a Catholic mother and Baptist father.<br /><br />In an interview to fashion magazine Elle, Roberts had admitted that she became a practising Hindu after visiting India while shooting her upcoming movie 'Eat Pray Love'.<br />Roberts said that she alongwith her husband Danny Moder and their three children-- 5-year-old twins Phinnaeus and Hazel and 3-year-old Henry -- go to temples to "chant, pray and celebrate".<br /><br />"I practice. I practice a lot of things. Hinduism is something that I'm very intrigued by and very interested in," Robert said on the 'Good Morning America' show.<br />She has now become one of the most famous convert since the late George Harrison, a member of the Beatles who embraced Indian mysticism in the 1960s.<br />According to Roberts, her interest in the faith started after she found the photograph of a Hindu guru.<br /><br />"I was so drawn to this picture of this person and I didn't know who he was or what he was about, but I felt a very strong interest. That's the way things come into our lives. They're not these big, great, crashing moments. It's just the little like, 'Hmm, what is this about?'," Roberts said.<br /><br />This step in her personal growth seems appropriate given her newest film, 'Eat Pray Love', which focuses on a woman's personal growth looking for a fresh start.<br />The movie is based on a book written by Elizabeth Gilbert's bestselling memoir in which Roberts visits Italy for food, India for spirituality and Bali, where she finds love.<br />But the actress had caused controversy in India last September when local people were reportedly barred from celebrating Navratri while she shot scenes for the film in a temple on the outskirts of New Delhi.</p>
<p>The 42-year-old American actress grew up in Georgia, the US's famous 'bible belt' and was born to a Catholic mother and Baptist father.<br /><br />In an interview to fashion magazine Elle, Roberts had admitted that she became a practising Hindu after visiting India while shooting her upcoming movie 'Eat Pray Love'.<br />Roberts said that she alongwith her husband Danny Moder and their three children-- 5-year-old twins Phinnaeus and Hazel and 3-year-old Henry -- go to temples to "chant, pray and celebrate".<br /><br />"I practice. I practice a lot of things. Hinduism is something that I'm very intrigued by and very interested in," Robert said on the 'Good Morning America' show.<br />She has now become one of the most famous convert since the late George Harrison, a member of the Beatles who embraced Indian mysticism in the 1960s.<br />According to Roberts, her interest in the faith started after she found the photograph of a Hindu guru.<br /><br />"I was so drawn to this picture of this person and I didn't know who he was or what he was about, but I felt a very strong interest. That's the way things come into our lives. They're not these big, great, crashing moments. It's just the little like, 'Hmm, what is this about?'," Roberts said.<br /><br />This step in her personal growth seems appropriate given her newest film, 'Eat Pray Love', which focuses on a woman's personal growth looking for a fresh start.<br />The movie is based on a book written by Elizabeth Gilbert's bestselling memoir in which Roberts visits Italy for food, India for spirituality and Bali, where she finds love.<br />But the actress had caused controversy in India last September when local people were reportedly barred from celebrating Navratri while she shot scenes for the film in a temple on the outskirts of New Delhi.</p>
