Devanshi Sanghvi, an eight years old nun, had the potential to become the owner of a diamond company.  Devanshi is the daughter of a prosperous Indian diamond merchant.

As a nun, she is now leading an austere lifestyle. Her lifestyle includes walking door-to-door in search of alms while wearing coarse white saris and going barefoot.

Friends of the family have mentioned that Devanshi has been “leaning towards spiritual life since she was a toddler.

Devanshi “has never watched television, movies, or go to shops and restaurants. She has been praying three times each day since a young age and even went without food when she was just two years old.

Key facts!

• Religious experts believe that the number of Jain people who have given up their attachment to the worldly world has been steadily increasing over the past few decades.
• But it is unusual for cases to include youngsters as young as Devanshi becoming a nun.
• Tens of thousands of people were present at the ceremony that took place in Surat city.
• Surat is located in the state of Gujarat.
• During the ceremony, Devanshi took “diksha,” which translates to “vows of renunciation.”
• She did so in the presence of prominent Jain monks.
• After the ceremony, she stood with other nuns while wearing a white sari that also covered her shaved head.
• The sari was worn by all of the nuns.
• Since that time, Devanshi has been residing in a religious community consisting of Jain monks and nuns.
• She will be forced to walk everywhere from this point on.
• Also, she will never be able to take any form of transportation.
• She will sleep on a white sheet on the floor, and she will not be able to eat after the sun has set.

 

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