Spirituality in the Indian lifestyle is rarely confined to a temple; it is integrated into the daily routine. Most homes have a small altar or Puja room. The lighting of an oil lamp ( diya ) in the evening is a quiet moment of reflection that signals the transition from the chaos of the day to the calm of the night.

By 7:00 PM, the house began to fill again.

In an Indian home, the kitchen is never truly closed. Lunch is often a packed affair (the famous