The BBC and the UK Mirror are reporting that Julia Roberts is annoying villagers in rural India.

Roberts, 41, her husband Danny Moder and their three children are staying at the luxurious Pataudi Palace, about an hour’s drive from Delhi, during the filming of ‘Eat, Pray, Love.’

The actress has apparently impressed religious leaders by dressing in traditional clothing but worshippers are less impressed by the use of their Hari Mandir temple as a film set, which they say is preventing them from celebrating the Navrati religious festival, one of the most important of the year. Navrati is marked through nine days of worship of the Goddess Durga.

The star and her family are reportedly being protected by around 350 security staff, including police, more than 100 bouncers and nearly 40 gunmen during filming. Bulletproof cars are used to chauffer Roberts to and from the set and helicopters patrol the skies.

Local police say that they are under strict orders to stop devotees from entering the temple because of security considerations.

One worshipper said, “It’s the holiest time of the year and we are being stopped from visiting our own temple. It’s outrageous.”

The film, ‘Eat, Pray, Love,’ is based on the memoir of the same name by Elizabeth Gilbert in which Gilbert embarks on a journey of self discovery following a divorce.

Perhaps mildly ironically due to current events, during her time spent in India, Gilbert was looking to find herself through Hindu spirituality. That’s the “Pray” part of the story. She also spent time in Italy eating and in Bali, Indonesia, looking for balance and love.

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