8-year-old daughter of diamond baron from Surat set to embrace monkhood

Devanshi's parents are known to be "extremely religious" and Indian media has quoted friends of the family as saying that the girl was "inclined towards spiritual life since she was a toddler". "Devanshi has never watched television, movies or gone to malls and restaurants," the Times of India reported. "From a young age, Devanshi has been praying thrice a day and even performed a fast at the age of two," the paper added.