According to Jain dharma, it is not recommended to hang or display photos of dead relatives in the house in an emotional or worship-like way.

Reason in simple terms:

• Jain philosophy teaches us to see the soul (jiva) as eternal and the body as temporary.
• After death, the soul has already moved on according to its own karma; keeping photos to feed attachment (moha), intense grief, or continuous remembrance of “my person, my loss” increases bondage, not detachment.
• Anything that strongly increases raag–dvesh (attachment–aversion) is spiritually harmful.

So, from a Jain viewpoint:

1. What is discouraged?

- Making a kind of “shrine” of the deceased person at home. - Decorating their photo with garlands, incense, diya, etc., like puja. - Regularly sitting and crying in front of their photo, or keeping it only to hold on to grief.

1. What is more acceptable?

- Keeping one simple photo in an album or in a normal place (like other family photographs), provided it does not become an object of daily emotional attachment or ritual. - Remembering them with good feelings, forgiveness, and prayers for the shanti (peace) of all souls, not only “my relative”.

1. Digambar / Shwetambar practice

- Both traditions emphasize vairagya (detachment) and reducing moha after a death. - Social customs may differ slightly, but no Jain sect teaches that we must keep photos of the dead or worship them.

1. What is better to do instead?

- Do Navkar Mantra, pratikraman, swadhyay, and other dharma-karya for your own purification. - Develop the feeling: “That soul has gone ahead on its karmic journey; may all souls attain samyak darshan and moksha.”

So, in summary: Jains can keep normal family photos, but hanging photos of dead relatives in a way that nourishes attachment or becomes like a small memorial temple is against the spirit of Jain dharma. Detachment and prayer for all souls is the ideal.