Diksha is monastic initiation and its most striking element is the varghoda, the procession beforehand, in which the candidate — dressed as a king or queen, sometimes on an elephant — distributes their money and possessions to the crowd along the route, in public, before entering the pavilion. There they change into the white robes of a Svetambara mendicant or, for Digambara men, remove everything; undergo kesh-lochan, the plucking of the hair; receive the rajoharan whisk; and take the five mahavratas for life. Several hundred initiations take place in India each year, and the demographic is often noted: a disproportionate number of initiates come from wealthy business families, and a number are young. The initiation of minors has repeatedly reached Indian courts and child-rights bodies, most prominently in Gujarat, and the community's response — that the vocation is genuine and the family consents — has not fully settled the question. Family consent is in any case required and is frequently the obstacle; accounts of years of negotiation are common.