A young mother applying pottu (tika) before the puja, along with her little son. The Navacakti Nayaki Alayam is first and foremost a "family temple". A large proportion of devotees coming for worship are Sri Lankan families living in the city of Muenster, particularly young couples and mothers with small children. There are also some elderly single people. The lemons cut in half with wigs are regularly prepared by the two elderly women who belong to the "core" devotees. Since most of the temple visitors do not own a car, they have little opportunity to visit the much larger Kamakshi temple in Hamm-Uentrop (plate 1-14) which is hard to reach by public transport. Many people even prefer the Navacakti Nayaki temple for its simplicity, piety and home like atmosphere. Top photo and bottom photo: 20.7.2004.