These medallions, one depicting the Sufi shrine at Ajmer and the other showing the Hindu revivalist Vivekananda, demonstrate how Arampur residents identify with particular religious traditions through which they connect themselves with religious sites in other regions of India and religious leaders of previous centuries in history. Yet the shared forms for expressing their devotion reflects the cultural continuities that link members of different religious communities in much of South Asia.

Religion in Arampur is practiced within an incredible diversity of settings, activities, and beliefs. It cannot be neatly divided into categories of religious tradition (i.e., "Hindu," "Muslim," "Sikh," "Christian") because members of these communities intermingle freely. Yet, these traditions have long heritages with which most Arampur families identify themselves.

As with other elements of their lives, the religious dimension allows Arampur residents to identify themselves uniquely with local family and caste as well as more broadly with national and international groups.