She's just a girl, standing in front of an ashram, asking it to go easy on her.

The latest film effort from Julia Roberts, an adaptation of the bestselling Eat Pray Love, is garnering some skepticism from religious heads in India over how dedicated the movie star will be to their customs.

Eat, about a woman hoping to solve an existential crisis with reflection in Italy, India and Indonesia, is heavy on the study of Hinduism and Yoga (the hard way, not the in-home mat training Roberts may be accustomed to).

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• Billy Crudup
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