Answer

In Jain Dharma, keeping a photo of a departed person is not automatically considered inauspicious.

It mainly depends on:

• your intention,
• your attachment level,
• the place where the photo is kept,
• and whether it disturbs spiritual focus.

Explanation

Jain Dharma does not teach that remembering a departed family member with respect is sinful or inauspicious. However, Jain teachings strongly remind us that excessive attachment is harmful for the soul.

So, keeping a photo may be acceptable if it is kept:

• with respect,
• as a remembrance of their virtues,
• without emotional obsession,
• and not as an object of worship.

But it is better not to keep such photos:

• inside the home temple,
• near Tirthankar Bhagwan’s image,
• on the same level as Jin Pratima,
• or in a place meant only for worship and spiritual purity.

In Jain practice, worship is directed toward Arihant, Siddha, Acharya, Upadhyay, and Sadhu — not toward worldly relatives.

Spiritual Understanding

The Jain focus is not “inauspicious photo” but “inner attachment.”

If seeing the photo increases grief, moha, crying, or possessiveness, then it may become spiritually unhelpful. If it inspires gratitude, good qualities, and detachment, then it is not necessarily wrong.

Takeaway

Keeping a departed person’s photo respectfully in the house is generally not inauspicious, but avoid placing it in the temple or treating it as an object of worship. The Jain ideal is respectful remembrance with detachment.