Laxmi Dupatta Murti Jyotish Centre

If you find yourself over in Janakpuri, near W Z 62 L, you’ll probably see our sign. It’s a bit of a mix here at Laxmi Dupatta Murti Jyotish Centre. We have the dupattas hanging up, all sorts of colors that catch the light when the door is open. Then there are the murtis on the shelves, some small and some quite heavy. It’s a quiet kind of place, except when the festival season starts and everyone is looking for something specific for their home temple. I spend a lot of my day just tidying up the fabric or making sure the idols are clean. People also come in to talk about their horoscopes or ask for a bit of advice on things that are worrying them. It’s not like a big corporate office; it’s just a small shop where we sit and talk. Sometimes a customer will stay for an hour just chatting about their family while looking at different scarves. My uncle started this a long time ago, and we’ve stayed in this same spot. The floor is a bit worn down from people coming in and out, but it feels like home to us. We don't really do much advertising, mostly just folks telling their neighbors that we’re here. It’s a simple life, keeping the shop open, helping people find a nice cloth, or looking at a birth chart. We just take things one day at a time.