City Faith – Private Temple, East Delhi Faith by The Delhi Walla - December 6, 20190 Relationship with gods. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] In the course of her lifetime, Vimla Rani has accumulated all manner of precious possessions. Dozens of saris, hundreds of bangles and—a miniature temple, and a very simple one at that. “It’s my most precious belonging,” says the 60-year-old, pointing to the exquisite wooden temple fitted into a niche in her husband’s study. Too shy to be photographed, she does agree to show her mandir, “made by a carpenter when my husband was in government service.” Now long retired, “he prays for a few minutes every morning in front of our mandir.” The temple features miniature brass statues of Ram and Sita, Durga and Krishna along with many other deities in the Hindu pantheon. “I