Hinduism is that the world's oldest religion consistent with many many scholars with roots and customs dating back quite 4,000 years today with about 900 million followers Hinduism is that the third largest religion behind Christianity and Islam. roughly 95% of the world's Hindus sleep in India. undoubtedly some of the followers of this religion will be celebrities. In this blog I will be talking about 10 surprising celebrities who practiced the religion of Hinduism.

let's make things clear Hinduism has been described as a way of life rather than simply just a religion, the teachings of Hinduism have always accepted people from all over the world while apples Steve Jobs and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg has said to possess visited India to hunt spirituality many Hollywood stars, also as other international celebrities, have converted to Hinduism after getting fascinated by this religion so one of the early converts to Hinduism.



10 Suprising Celebrities Who Practice Hinduism


10. George Harrison

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libido Singer converted from Christianity to Hinduism in the mid-1960s. according to an article and thoughtco.com Harrison continued to embrace the hare Krishna tradition. particularly Japa Yoga chanting with beads and became a lifeline devotee. he was also a vegetarian on religious grounds from 1968 until his death. Harrison was quoted to say through Hinduism I feel like a better person I just get happier and happier he said I now feel that I'm unlimited and I'm more in control. in 1966 Harrison traveled to India to review the sitar with Pandit Shankar in search of Social and private liberation he met Maharishi Mahesh Yogi which prompted him to give a policy and take-up meditation within the summer of 1969 The Beatles produced the only Hare Krishna mantra performed by Harrison and therefore the devotees of the Raja Krishna temple which ended up topping the ten best-selling charts throughout the UK Europe and Asia number.



9. Russel Brand

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Russell Brand the British comedian and actor he's said to have been initiated to Hinduism through meditation although there aren't many details about how and what attracted brand to Hinduism his Hindu wedding in Rajasthan to singer Katy Perry in October 2009 gathered a lot of attention the two reportedly exchanged their vows in front of 80 guests at the exclusive Imani cos resort near the Rumba tiger sanctuary in Rajasthan. the couple had booked 21 camels and an assortment of elephants and horses for the wedding procession hosted a Bollywood theme party for his or her guests had the Indian wedding procession and even incorporated the dig chanting in their ceremony unfortunately, though they to divorce after 14 short months.



8. Julia Roberts

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Oscar winning actress Julia Roberts who also converted to Hinduism. she's no tifus of the temple in LA with her husband Daniel martyr and their children to chance to pray and celebrate on a regular basis the Hollywood the actress had actually secretly converted once you visited India to shoot her film eat pray and love paparazzi following Roberts had photographed here wearing her spiritual guru Swami Sri Durham at the ashram hair mandir and patootie when she was seen wearing a garland and red tika on her forehead Julia is now very open about her faith in Hinduism. and has even openly said I'm definitely a practicing Hindu has been so spoiled with my friends and family in this life in my next life, I want to be just something quiet and supporting after these stresses of my celebrity lifestyle.


7. Meera Jasmine

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she is one of the few Millian actresses to have got a star value similar to that of her male Counterpart from her very first film she managed to work her charm on every audience that watched her. however she was found in the middle of the controversy as she was found entering a temple that was prohibited to non-Hindus and perform puja there. though she has not officially converted to Hinduism, Mira has continued her faith in the Hindu rituals and has often stated that Massa was behind her success.



6. Heather Joan Graham

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She was born on January 20, 1970s an American actress director and writer after appearing in television commercials her the first starring role in a feature film came with the team comedy license to drive in 1988 followed by the critically acclaimed film Drugstore Cowboy in 1989. which gained her initial industry notice. she had a Catholic upbringing but got influenced by the serious director David Lynch to follow Hinduism as her religion and practiced meditation in addition. she is now a public advocate for youngsters international and even supported the global climate change campaign global cool in 2007.



5. Mr. Hugh Jackman

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Mr. Jackman one of the legendary actors of Hollywood who has always shown love towards India and Hindu culture he's a big fan of the Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan and cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar. His love for Hindu tradition was obvious when in an interview he said I naturally sort of end up flowing towards that Vedic sort of tradition, I find it fits with me and my sensibilities I used to question so much when I was growing up in a church fired my brains questioning it felt quite limited and as soon as I discovered more about the dig ideas philosophies and concepts it felt right to me, it just felt natural.



4. Ricky Williams

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He had an interesting career in football including big highlights but some horrible lows and an early retirement Williams found souls and his Hindu practice finding a spirituality that brought him out of retirement and back to football. he teaches yoga maintains a vegetarian lifestyle and uses a Hindu based healing method to get over injuries reports indicate that a changed man and he credits that to his spirituality of Hinduism.



3. Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam

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Rapper Maya also known as m.i.a who is a Hindu of Sri Lankan descent. when she was six months old her family moved to Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka where her brother sugu was born. there her father had adopted the name RLR and became a political activist and founding member of the eros which is a political Cemile group. she has practiced in Hinduism all her life and her belief has permeated her career and that's very evident - you'll see in her fashion and hear in her songs and lyrics. she has been supportive of her native country by donating for victims of the wars there and has also made the building of schools and impoverished countries a large part of her life. She said- "the thing is you don't tend to talk about all the intricacies of what it takes to fight for every single thing"


2. Louis Banks

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He is an Indian film composer record producer keyboardist and singer. He has often been referred to as the godfather of Indian jazz. Luis Banks was born to Indian gorf appearance star swathi and George banks in his home town of Darjeeling. his early music education was at the hands of his father who sharp adore and Nepalese trumpeter moved to Calcutta in the early 1940s to join a European ban in the city. his grandfather Bahadur Buddha parity had composed the Nepalese national anthem which was the official anthem from 1962 to 2006. it seems like it was something in their genetics that really made them huge artists because Louis banks were raised in an Indian household with Hinduism as the traditional belief he continued to practice that Fame since then.



1. Miley Cyrus

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as you guys probably know she's a huge pop artist in Hollywood but something that many people don't know is that she actually adheres to the ancient belief system of Hinduism. it is said that Miley Cyrus realized that practicing Hinduism can be the ideal thing for her. the world knows Cyrus as a pop sensation with racy lyrics but those of her inner circle will know that she's an avid worshipper in fact not long ago she shared a picture of Lakshmi puja in her house for better finances. she shared the picture of the whole setup on her instagram account and even captioned the picture with hashtag fruitful/super hashtag offering.




       Okay guys look all I have for you for this bloge as you can see Hinduism has obviously impacted many many many many people's lives all around the world including celebrities as well. but not only did it impact celebrities in their way of living and learn lifestyle choices but it's also caused them to get permanent tattoos on their body to represent that faith like maroon 5, Adam Levine and even Katy Perry. in any case it seems to be that the statement of it's a way of life, not a religion is very true let me know in the comments down below if you happen to practice this faith or if you know anyone who practices this faith or anything interesting that you know about this faith.