Oscar winning Hollywood stress Julia Roberts says ‘Diwali should be celebrated unanimously throughout the world as a gesture of goodwill’. Roberts adds that essence of both Christmas and Diwali is the same as both “are festivals of lights, good spirits and death of evil”.
Recently Julia Roberts converted to Hinduism an6d she further points out that Diwali (Hindu festival which falls on November 5) “not only belongs to Hinduism but is universal in nature and in its essence too. Diwali ignites the values of self confidence, love for humanity, peace, prosperity and above all eternity which goes beyond all mortal factors… When I think of Diwali, I can never imagine a world broken into fragments by narrow feelings of communalism and religion which does not care for human benevolence.”
“Ever since I developed my liking and fondness for Hinduism, I have been attracted and deeply fascinated by many facets of the multi dimensional Hinduism… spirituality in it transcends many barriers of mere religion”, Roberts stated. Talking of India, she promised “to return to this sacred land again and again for the best of creativity”.
