An eight-year-old girl, originally from India, made the shocking decision to reject a million-dollar inheritance to dedicate herself fully to the Jain religion. Little Ella was the next in the family line to receive the Sanghvi and Sons jewelry business in Surat, better known as the “diamond city”.
In other words, Devanshi Sanghvi gave up 60 million dollars, which is the approximate net value of the company founded in 1981. His conversion occurred in an accelerated manner, because, according to the young woman’s parents, she was in a hurry to abandon her possessions. materials and enter Jain monasticism.
In fact, Devanshi was strict with her beliefs from a very young age, so much so that the community where she lived recognized her for her great devotion. In addition, a person close to the minor mentioned that she deprived herself of many “joys” to be faithful to her ideals.
He never watched TV, movies or been to shopping malls and restaurants.
For this reason, the little girl underwent the ceremony called “Diksha”, being one of the youngest people to perform it. This is characterized by the execution of symbolic rites that last from three to 15 days, among which the act of pulling out the hair from the head is observed, an act that they must repeat throughout their lives.
Another protocol that Sanghvi followed during her four-day celebration was to endure being dressed and adorned with all kinds of riches, this to tempt her with worldly objects and thus prove that she was worthy of entering the cult.
It was so that on January 18 he was seen arriving at the temple in a carriage pulled by an elephant, where he changed his luxurious clothing for a simple white cotton wardrobe. In this way, Devanshi Sanghvi became one of the four million followers that the Jain religion has.