Between elephants, camels and diamonds: the initiation rite of the girl who left her life of luxury for religion

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Devanshi Sanghvithe 9-year-old daughter of a wealthy Indian diamond merchant, he decided to leave his life of luxury to become a monk.

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The girl has already taken the dikshathis is how the rituals of initiation into the cult of a deity are known which are celebrated in the traditional religions of India, such as Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism.

Preparations are in full swing for the event: massive parades with camels, elephants and lots of ostentation. Part of the celebration took place in India and another in Belgium, a country where the Sanghvi have relatives.

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a simple life

Before the initiation ritual into a life dedicated to religion, Devanshi walked more than 600 kilometers with monks to learn how to live like an ascetic.

The girl, despite her family’s purchasing power, has always lived a very simple life. to pray three times a day and stay away from tech gadgets.

“Devanshi never watched TV or movies and never went to restaurants or weddings. So far he has attended 367 diksha events,” said a friend of the Sanghvis family.

“Despite owning a large business, the family leads a simple life,” confirmed another person close to the Sanghvi.

According to the Times of India, Devanshi is the eldest daughter of Dhanesh Sanghvi Y Myself. The father of the family owns Sanghvi and sonsone of the oldest diamond companies in the world.

Before doing Diksa, Devanshi was supposed to be the heir to a million dollar business but since she gave up the luxurious life in Surat she has been sidelined.

she got married

On June 11 last year, India gave us another special case: a woman got married.

Kshama Bindu, a 24-year-old influencer at the time, pretended to get married in a practice called “sologamy“.

Though Indian laws don’t support this type of action as there have to be two people in a marriage, none of that matters to Bindu.

Speaking of their marriage, considered the first case of self-marriage in India, Bindu described his decision as an act of self-respect..

Speaking to The Times Of India he said: “I never wanted to get married. But I wanted to be a girl. So I decided to get married.”

The young woman, who claims to be bisexual, wants to break stereotypes and inspire others who are “tired of looking for true love”.

“At some point in my life, I realized that I don’t need a prince charming because I am my queen. I want the wedding day, but not the day after. I will dress like a bride, participate in rituals, my friends they will attend my wedding and then I will go home instead of going with the groom,” she told reporters.

Source: Clarin

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