Why a devotee has a Shikha? Shikha is a tuft of hair at the back of head specifically kept by Vaishnavas and Brahmanas. There are many reasons for having SHIKHA: 1) When Devotee leaves body Krishna pulls the soul from the top most Chakra which is on the head under the shikha. 2) The Vaishnavas following a descending spiritual path that is they depend on the mercy of the Supreme Lord at every step to pull them out of Maya. So when we are drowning in Maya and only our head is out of the water, Guru and Gauranga can still pull us out comfortably by holding our head by this tuft of head called the shikha. So the shikha shows the subordination and dependence of the devotee on the causeless mercy of Lord Gauranga-Krishna at all times. 3) Shikha is also like a spiritual antenna on the top of the head meant to show to the Lord and that we are aspiring recepients of His causeless mercy. 4) Significance of Shaving head – It is a symbol of renunciation. If you see materialists, they are extremely...