Bal Diksha is the Jain ceremony for a child beginning spiritual training and vows to follow the Jain path. It is not the same as the full monk’s Diksha, but it is a first step toward renunciation.

• Do you shave the head at Bal Diksha? Not always. In Diksha ceremonies for monks and nuns, hair removal is common as a sign of renunciation, but the exact practice differs by tradition.

- Digambar tradition often involves plucking hair (kesh-loch) as part of the initiation. - Śvetāmbara tradition commonly shaves the head in the Diksha ceremony.

• Bal Diksha itself for children emphasizes vows, study, and spiritual formation, rather than immediate full ascetic renunciation. Later, when one takes deeper Diksha to become a monk or nun, the hair-removal practice is observed according to the tradition.

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