# Custom Marble Temples

> Custom marble temple supplier in Jaipur. Made-to-order designs in your choice of size, marble and detailing — delivered across India and worldwide.

**Source:** https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/collections/custom-marble-temples
**Business:** Tilak Mandirwala — made-to-order marble temples (mandirs), statues and decorative handicrafts. Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Founded 2006.
**How it works:** Each piece is carved to order by the independent master sculptors TMW works with in Jaipur's Khajane Walon Ka Rasta sculptors' market. TMW designs the piece with the customer, briefs the sculptor, and follows it through to delivery and installation.
**Pricing:** request-for-quote — pieces are custom, so the site carries no list prices.
**Ships:** across India; export enquiries welcome.
**Page updated:** 2026-10-18
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## Marble mandirs for the home

A mandir is the structure, not the murti. It is the shrine the deity sits inside: dome or
shikhar above, pillars at the corners, a back panel behind, and a plinth underneath. Buying one
is a different exercise from buying a statue, because a mandir has to fit a room. Most orders
here begin with a measurement rather than a photograph.

The collection runs from an 18-inch canopy that sits on a shelf to a 72-inch two-tier shikhar
that stands in an entrance hall. If you are furnishing a whole prayer room rather than buying a
single object, the [pooja room collection](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/collections/marble-pooja-room-decor) gathers the
mandirs, lamps and diya holders together; the figures that go *inside* a mandir live in
[marble statues](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/collections/custom-marble-statues).

## The work on the stone is what separates them

Two mandirs of the same size in the same marble can look nothing alike, and the reason is almost
never the stone. It is the work done to it. This collection is built around six kinds, and
choosing between them is the first real decision.

**Plain carving** is chisel work only: mouldings, turned pillars, a fluted dome, a cusped arch,
and nothing added. The
[36-inch single-door dome-top mandir](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/makrana-white-marble-single-door-dome-top-home-mandir-36in),
the [18-inch chhatri canopy](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/vietnam-white-marble-chhatri-canopy-tabletop-mandir-18in)
and the
[72-inch two-tier shikhar](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/makrana-white-marble-two-tier-shikhar-temple-home-72in)
are all this. It is the quietest option and it ages the best, because there is no applied
material to lift or dull.

**Jali** is lattice cut straight through the slab, usually the back panel or the side walls. Lit
from behind it becomes the brightest thing in a dark room; the
[42-inch double-door jali mandir](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/vietnam-white-marble-double-door-jali-home-mandir-backlit-42in)
is built for exactly that, and the
[24-inch wall-mounted niche](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/makrana-white-marble-wall-mounted-jali-mandir-niche-24in)
throws the pattern onto the wall behind it in afternoon light.

**Stone inlay**, *parchin kari*, is the Agra and Jaipur tradition: malachite, lapis lazuli and
carnelian cut to shape and set flush into channels chiselled in the marble, so the surface stays
smooth to the hand. The
[30-inch makar-torana mandir](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/makrana-white-marble-single-door-mandir-floral-stone-inlay-30in)
carries it across the back panel and plinth band; the
[60-inch triple-dome floor mandir](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/vietnam-white-marble-triple-dome-floor-mandir-inlay-borders-60in)
keeps it to borders, which is the restrained way to use it on a large piece.

**Gold leaf** works by contrast. On the
[48-inch gold-leaf dome mandir](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/makrana-white-marble-gold-leaf-dome-home-mandir-48in)
the gilding is confined to the dome, the kalash finial, the pillar capitals and the arch border,
and everything else is left plain; gild the whole thing and the marble stops reading as marble.
The [48-inch corner mandir](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/vietnam-white-marble-corner-mandir-gold-leaf-shikhar-48in)
applies the same restraint to a shikhar.

**Silver** is the cooler equivalent, and it goes where hands and eyes land: the
[54-inch mandir with silver-clad doors](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/makrana-white-marble-double-door-mandir-silver-clad-doors-54in)
has repoussé work on the two door leaves inside a plain carved frame. Silver oxidises to a soft
grey over the years unless it is lacquered, which some families prefer and some do not.

**Hand-painting** is the most colourful and the most personal. The
[24-inch polychrome mandir](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/makrana-white-marble-hand-painted-polychrome-home-mandir-24in)
sets painted floral work over a lapis-blue ground behind the arch, in the manner Rajasthani
craftsmen have long used on marble.

## Makrana white or Vietnam white

Mandirs are built in two marbles, and not in the darker stones used for statues. A shrine is
read as a light-coloured object in almost every Indian household, and both these stones are
dense enough to hold the fine pierced and inlaid work the structures depend on.

**Makrana white** is the historic Rajasthan marble: warm, close-grained and very dense. It takes
the finest carving and it is the traditional ground for inlay, which is why the inlaid and gilded
pieces in this collection are mostly Makrana. Under lamplight it turns faintly golden.

**Vietnam white** is cooler and more uniformly white, with far less veining. Pierced patterns read
more sharply against it, so it suits jali work and pieces that will stand in daylight rather than
under a lamp.

## Sizing it to the room

The pieces run 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60, 66 and 72 inches, and the right one is decided by
the wall, not by preference. A shelf or a countertop takes 18 to 24 inches. A dedicated alcove or
a console usually takes 30 to 48. A floor-standing mandir in its own pooja room starts around 54
and runs to 72, which is the practical ceiling for a single-block marble structure.

Two formats exist for rooms with no floor to spare. The wall-mounted niche hangs off the wall
entirely, with its depth made to suit the space. The corner mandir is triangular in plan and tucks into
the ninety degrees most rooms waste.

## The measurement people forget

Send the width, height and depth of the alcove, and say whether the mandir stands on the floor or
sits on a platform. Then send one more number that is missed more often than any other: **how tall
is the murti going inside it.** Internal clearance is set by the deity, not by the shrine, and a
mandir sized beautifully to its wall is useless if the murti will not stand up in it. A murti also
usually sits on its own small chowki, so allow for that too.

If you already own the statue, measure it including the base. If you are ordering both, tell us
and the two get designed against each other.

## Caring for it

Dry dusting with a soft cloth is nearly all of it. Keep acids away: lemon, vinegar, descaling
liquid and most bathroom cleaners will etch marble permanently, and a diya spill of ghee or oil
should be lifted with a dry cloth rather than washed. Gilded and silvered surfaces are wiped, not
polished; abrasive cream will take the leaf off. Inlay needs nothing special, because the stones
are set flush and wear at the same rate as the marble around them.

## Make it yours

Everything on this page was designed to be a starting point. Pick a piece and change what you
like: a shikhar instead of a dome, jali sides added, doors taken off, the inlay palette shifted,
the whole thing scaled to your alcove. Changing the size of one of these is routine rather than
special.

You can also bring something else entirely. A photograph of a temple you saw somewhere, a mandir
in your family home you want echoed, a drawing, a rough idea described in a message. We design it
with you, brief the master sculptors we work with, follow the carving through, and deliver it to
your door. A reference you already like is usually the fastest route to something you will be
happy to live with for decades. Message us on WhatsApp with your measurements to begin.

## Pieces in this collection (26)

Every piece below is made to order — the stone, size and finish are chosen per commission.

- [Hand-Carved Makrana Marble Temple with Triple Dome & Floral Inlay Back Panel](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/hand-carved-makrana-marble-temple-triple-dome-floral-inlay-back-panel): Makrana marble temple with triple domes, carved pillars and a vivid floral inlay back panel, finished in a refined matte sheen.
  - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Temple%20product%20images/Temple%201/white-marble-temple-with-intricate-floral-inlay.webp (photograph of this piece)
- [White Marble Temple with Peacock Carving & Backlit Jali Panel](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/white-marble-temple-peacock-carving-backlit-jali-panel): White marble temple with peacock carving, backlit jali panel, and carved base drawers. Crafted in Jaipur.
  - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Temple%20product%20images/Temple%202/white-marble-temple-with-peacock-carving-and-backlit-panel.webp (photograph of this piece)
- [White Marble Temple with Shikhar Top & Floral Carved Back Panel](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/white-marble-temple-shikhar-top-floral-carved-back-panel): White marble temple with shikhar top, floral carved back panel, and LED lighting, crafted in Jaipur.
  - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Temple%20product%20images/Temple%203/white-marble-home-temple-with-intricate-floral-carvings-and-led-lighting.webp (photograph of this piece)
- [Handcrafted Vietnam White Marble Double-Door Jali Home Mandir with Backlit Rear Panel, 42in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/vietnam-white-marble-double-door-jali-home-mandir-backlit-42in): Master-carved Vietnam white marble mandir: a 42-inch double-door shrine walled in pierced jali, with a rear panel that glows when lit.
  - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/vietnam-white-marble-double-door-jali-home-mandir-backlit-42in.webp (concept image)
- [Handcrafted Makrana White Marble Hand-Painted Polychrome Home Mandir, 24in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/makrana-white-marble-hand-painted-polychrome-home-mandir-24in): Hand-carved Makrana marble home mandir with polychrome floral painting over a lapis-blue ground. 24 inches, sized for a shelf.
  - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/makrana-white-marble-hand-painted-polychrome-home-mandir-24in.webp (concept image)
- [Handcrafted Makrana White Marble Single-Door Dome-Top Home Mandir, 36in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/makrana-white-marble-single-door-dome-top-home-mandir-36in): Master-carved Makrana white marble single-door mandir, a 36-inch home shrine with a fluted dome, kalash finial and no applied ornament.
  - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/makrana-white-marble-single-door-dome-top-home-mandir-36in.webp (concept image)
- [Handcrafted Makrana White Marble Single-Door Mandir with Floral Stone Inlay, 30in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/makrana-white-marble-single-door-mandir-floral-stone-inlay-30in): Hand-carved Makrana marble single-door mandir: a 30-inch home shrine with parchin kari floral inlay in malachite, lapis and carnelian.
  - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/makrana-white-marble-single-door-mandir-floral-stone-inlay-30in.webp (concept image)
- [Handcrafted Makrana White Marble Double-Door Mandir with Silver-Clad Doors, 54in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/makrana-white-marble-double-door-mandir-silver-clad-doors-54in): Sculptor-carved Makrana white marble double-door mandir, a 54-inch home shrine with repoussé silver-clad doors and a fluted dome.
  - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/makrana-white-marble-double-door-mandir-silver-clad-doors-54in.webp (concept image)
- [Handcrafted Makrana White Marble Gold-Leaf Dome Home Mandir, 48in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/makrana-white-marble-gold-leaf-dome-home-mandir-48in): A 48-inch Makrana white marble home mandir: a pillared shrine with a gold-leafed dome, kalash finial and gilded arch border on plain white stone.
  - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/makrana-white-marble-gold-leaf-dome-home-mandir-48in.webp (concept image)
- [Handcrafted Vietnam White Marble Chhatri-Canopy Tabletop Mandir, 18in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/vietnam-white-marble-chhatri-canopy-tabletop-mandir-18in): Hand-carved Vietnam white marble chhatri mandir, an open four-pillar canopy on a stepped plinth, 18 inches for a shelf or a desk.
  - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/vietnam-white-marble-chhatri-canopy-tabletop-mandir-18in.webp (concept image)
- [Handcrafted Makrana White Marble Wall-Mounted Jali Mandir Niche, 24in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/makrana-white-marble-wall-mounted-jali-mandir-niche-24in): Hand-carved Makrana white marble wall mandir. A 24-inch arched jali niche on a corbel bracket, with no floor footprint at all.
  - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/makrana-white-marble-wall-mounted-jali-mandir-niche-24in.webp (concept image)
- [Handcrafted Makrana White Marble Two-Tier Shikhar Temple for Home, 72in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/makrana-white-marble-two-tier-shikhar-temple-home-72in): Master-carved Makrana marble two-tier shikhar temple: a 72-inch floor-standing mandir with a double-door sanctum and kalash-crowned spire.
  - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/makrana-white-marble-two-tier-shikhar-temple-home-72in.webp (concept image)
- [Handcrafted Vietnam White Marble Triple-Dome Floor Mandir with Inlay Borders, 60in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/vietnam-white-marble-triple-dome-floor-mandir-inlay-borders-60in): Hand-carved Vietnam white marble triple-dome mandir, a 60-inch floor-standing shrine with coloured stone inlay borders and a samagri drawer.
  - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/vietnam-white-marble-triple-dome-floor-mandir-inlay-borders-60in.webp (concept image)
- [Handcrafted Vietnam White Marble Corner Mandir with Gold-Leaf Shikhar, 48in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/vietnam-white-marble-corner-mandir-gold-leaf-shikhar-48in): Artisan-carved Vietnam white marble corner mandir. 48 inches on a triangular plan, gold-leafed shikhar, sized to fill an unused corner.
  - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/vietnam-white-marble-corner-mandir-gold-leaf-shikhar-48in.webp (concept image)
- [Makrana White Marble Jain Ghar Derasar with Shikharbandhi Top — 24 in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/makrana-white-marble-jain-ghar-derasar-shikharbandhi-24in): Hand-carved Makrana white marble ghar derasar, a 24-inch single-door shrine with shikharbandhi spire and closing gabhara doors.
  - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/makrana-white-marble-jain-ghar-derasar-shikharbandhi-24in.webp (concept image)
- [Makrana White Marble Jain Derasar, Three Gokhla with Parchin Kari Inlay — 36 in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/makrana-white-marble-jain-derasar-three-gokhla-parchin-kari-36in): Master-carved Makrana marble Jain ghar derasar: a 36-inch three-gokhla shrine with parchin kari inlay and a carved ashtamangal lintel.
  - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/makrana-white-marble-jain-derasar-three-gokhla-parchin-kari-36in.webp (concept image)
- [Makrana White Marble Jain Derasar with Backlit Jali Panels — 48 in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/makrana-white-marble-jain-derasar-jali-backlit-48in): Floor-standing Makrana marble Jain derasar, 48 inches, with pierced jali side walls and a backlit rear screen that glows through the ashtamangal roundels.
  - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/makrana-white-marble-jain-derasar-jali-backlit-48in.webp (concept image)
- [Vietnam White Marble Jain Tabletop Derasar with Toran Arch — 18 in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/vietnam-white-marble-jain-tabletop-derasar-toran-arch-18in): Tabletop Jain derasar in cool Vietnam white marble. 18 inches, one gokhla beneath a carved toran arch with a coloured-stone inlay border.
  - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/vietnam-white-marble-jain-tabletop-derasar-toran-arch-18in.webp (concept image)
- [Makrana White Marble Jain Derasar, Silver-Clad Doors with Chovis Tirthankar Frieze — 42 in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/makrana-white-marble-jain-derasar-silver-doors-chovis-frieze-42in): Makrana white marble Jain derasar, 42 inches, with repoussé silver-clad doors and a chovis frieze of all twenty-four Tirthankars across the lintel.
  - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/makrana-white-marble-jain-derasar-silver-doors-chovis-frieze-42in.webp (concept image)
- [Vietnam White Marble Jain Derasar with Gold-Leaf Shikhar — 30 in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/vietnam-white-marble-jain-derasar-gold-leaf-shikhar-30in): Hand-carved Vietnam white marble ghar derasar: a 30-inch single-door shrine under a gold-leaf shikhar with gilded kalash and dhwaja.
  - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/vietnam-white-marble-jain-derasar-gold-leaf-shikhar-30in.webp (concept image)
- [Makrana White Marble Jain Samavsaran Derasar — 54 in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/makrana-white-marble-jain-samavsaran-derasar-54in): Makrana white marble Jain derasar on the samavsaran plan. 54 inches, three inlaid tiers rising to a gabhara with open carved doors.
  - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/makrana-white-marble-jain-samavsaran-derasar-54in.webp (concept image)
- [Vietnam White Marble Jain Corner Derasar with Jali Walls — 51 in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/vietnam-white-marble-jain-corner-derasar-jali-51in): Hand-carved Vietnam white marble Jain derasar on a triangular corner plan, 51 inches, with pierced jali walls and a tiered shikhar with kalash.
  - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/vietnam-white-marble-jain-corner-derasar-jali-51in.webp (concept image)
- [Hand-Painted Makrana White Marble Jain Ghar Derasar — 21 in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/makrana-white-marble-hand-painted-jain-ghar-derasar-21in): Hand-carved Makrana marble ghar derasar, a 21-inch single-gokhla shrine with the eight ashtamangal hand-painted in red, blue, green and gold.
  - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/makrana-white-marble-hand-painted-jain-ghar-derasar-21in.webp (concept image)
- [Vietnam White Marble Wall-Mounted Jain Gokhla Derasar — 24 in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/vietnam-white-marble-jain-wall-mounted-gokhla-derasar-24in): Wall-hung Jain gokhla derasar in cool Vietnam white marble: 24 inches, pierced jali surround and a pull-out prakshal tray below the sill.
  - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/vietnam-white-marble-jain-wall-mounted-gokhla-derasar-24in.webp (concept image)
- [Vietnam White Marble Minimal Modern Jain Derasar — 33 in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/vietnam-white-marble-minimal-modern-jain-derasar-33in): A deliberately modern Jain derasar in cool Vietnam white marble. 33 inches, flat roofline, one deep gokhla and an ashtamangal lintel.
  - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/vietnam-white-marble-minimal-modern-jain-derasar-33in.webp (concept image)
- [Makrana White Marble Jain Mulnayak Derasar with Parikar Framing — 60 in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/makrana-white-marble-jain-mulnayak-derasar-parikar-60in): Trust-scale Makrana marble Jain derasar, 60 inches, three gokhla with a full carved parikar over the mulnayak and elephants at the base.
  - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/makrana-white-marble-jain-mulnayak-derasar-parikar-60in.webp (concept image)

## Frequently asked questions

### Can I customise the carvings and structure?

Yes. You can choose pillar style, jaali patterns, dome shapes, and even specify inlay work designs.

### Which marbles are available?

We work with Makrana, Vietnam white, and other premium marbles.

### Do you deliver large temples?

Yes. We ship both small home temples and large hall installations worldwide.

### How is the temple shipped?

It is packed in multi-layer wooden crates with insurance and handled by trusted logistics partners.

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- [Custom Made Sai Baba Statues in Marble Stone](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/collections/sai-baba-statues)
- [Custom Made Jain Ghar Derasar in Marble Stone](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/collections/jain-ghar-derasar-marble)
- [Custom Made Radha Krishna Jugal Jodi Statues in Marble Stone](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/collections/radha-krishna-statues)
- [Custom Made Durga Statues in Marble Stone](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/collections/durga-statues)

## Contact Tilak Mandirwala

- Email: info@tilakmandirwala.com
- Phone: +91 92141 72150
- WhatsApp: https://wa.me/919766532408
- Enquiry form: https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/contact
- Store: Jaipur, Rajasthan, India — https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/best-mandir-shop-jaipur

Enquiries are quoted per piece: share the deity or object, an approximate height, and the stone you have in mind.