# Custom Made Marble Shiva Lingam > Made-to-order marble Shiva Lingam with yoni base — black marble, Makrana white, or pink sandstone. Sizes from 6 inches to temple-grade. Free WhatsApp quote. **Source:** https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/collections/marble-shiva-lingam **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:** 2026-10-03 **Hero image:** https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Hero%20images%20for%20collection%20pages/marble-shiva-lingam-hero.webp ## Shiva lingams for the home and the temple The lingam is the form Shiva is most often worshipped in, and the one most often installed rather than simply displayed. That changes what matters when you commission one. A murti can be admired from across a room; a lingam is touched, bathed and dressed, sometimes every morning for decades. Households commission one for a pooja room or a home altar, trusts and temples for a sanctum, and families increasingly for a garden shrine or a farmhouse corner. The pieces on this page are carved to order by the master sculptors we work with, in the stone, size and form you choose, so the decisions below are yours to make, not ours to default. ## The forms carved here Twelve pieces are shown, and they are not variations on one shape. The [Ekmukhi Mukhalingam](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/black-marble-ekmukhi-mukhalingam-shiva-lingam-12in) carries a single face on the shaft; the [Panchmukhi](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/makrana-white-marble-panchmukhi-shiva-lingam-18in) carries five, one for each of Shiva's aspects. The [Naga lingam](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/black-marble-naga-shiva-lingam-serpent-canopy-24in) is sheltered by a serpent canopy. The [Janeudhari](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/vietnam-white-marble-janeudhari-shiva-lingam-15in) wears the sacred thread carved in relief around the shaft, and the [Tripundra](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/dholpur-pink-sandstone-tripundra-shiva-lingam-12in) the three horizontal lines of Shaiva marking. Alongside those are plainer forms where the stone does the work: a [6-inch compact lingam](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/vietnam-white-marble-compact-shiva-lingam-6in) for a small altar, a [Nandi home-shrine set](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/marble-dust-shiva-lingam-with-nandi-24in), a [36-inch garden piece](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/dholpur-pink-sandstone-garden-shiva-lingam-36in), and a [48-inch temple lingam on a stepped yoni](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/black-marble-temple-shiva-lingam-stepped-yoni-48in). ## The yoni base, and which way the jaladhari points This is the detail that separates a lingam made for worship from a lingam made as an object, and it is worth understanding before you order. A lingam is not carved alone. It sits in a yoni (the base), and the yoni has a spout, the jaladhari, which carries away the milk, water and honey of abhishekam. That spout has an orientation, and the orientation is not decorative. Convention places it to the north, which means that once the lingam is installed facing the worshipper, the jaladhari runs to the worshipper's left. It is never aimed outward at the person sitting in front of it. Every piece here is carved with its yoni as one composition, and the drainage channel is cut and polished so liquid actually runs rather than pooling in the joint. When you tell us where the shrine sits and which way it faces, that is the reason: the spout is set from it. A lingam delivered without a workable yoni cannot be used as intended, however well the shaft is finished. ## Choosing the stone Black stone is the traditional choice and the most requested here, partly because the wet sheen of abhishekam reads beautifully against a dark surface. Makrana white marble is the other classical option, dense and close-grained, and it takes the daily washing of a home lingam without dulling. Vietnam white marble is cooler and brighter than Makrana, which suits a small altar piece where you want the form to lift out of a dim corner. Dholpur pink sandstone is the outdoor answer: matte, warm, and comfortable weathering in a garden shrine where marble would want more shelter. Cast marble dust keeps a smaller piece affordable without giving up the finish. All five are worked by the same sculptors, so the choice is about how you want the piece to look and where it will live, not about quality tiers. ## Sizing it for your altar This is a category where the useful sizes run smaller than most people expect. A home lingam in daily worship is commonly 6 to 15 inches, small enough to bathe comfortably with one hand, and to sit on a shelf without dominating the room. The pieces here start at 6 inches for exactly that reason. Between 18 and 30 inches you are into a dedicated pooja room or a substantial home shrine. Above that, at 36 to 48 inches, you are furnishing a sanctum, a trust temple or a garden installation, and weight and the approach to the site start to matter as much as the carving. Tell us the shelf or the plinth you have and the range narrows quickly. ## Caring for a lingam in daily worship Dust dry, and dry the stone after abhishekam rather than leaving milk or honey to sit, since sugars are what dull a polished surface over years, not water. Avoid acidic cleaners entirely; no vinegar, no lemon, no bathroom descaler, on any of the stones. Sandstone in a garden will take a gentle brush and plain water. That is the whole routine. ## Make it yours Everything on this page is a starting point rather than a catalogue entry. If a form is right but the size is not, or you want the Panchmukhi in white rather than black, or the yoni set for a shrine that faces an unusual direction, say so, and it is adapted before anything is cut. And if you have something else in mind entirely, a photograph of a lingam from your family temple or a sketch of what you want, that is just as welcome a place to start. Send it on WhatsApp, we will talk it through, quote it, and follow it from the sculptor's bench to your door. ## Pieces in this collection (12) Every piece below is made to order — the stone, size and finish are chosen per commission. - [Handcrafted Black Marble Shiva Lingam with Yoni Base, 18in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/black-marble-shiva-lingam-yoni-base-18in): A polished black marble Shiva Lingam on a yoni pitha base: a serene, high-gloss centrepiece for daily pooja and Sawan worship. - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/black-marble-shiva-lingam-yoni-base-18in.webp (concept image) - [Handcrafted Makrana White Marble Shiva Lingam, 15in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/makrana-white-marble-shiva-lingam-15in): A compact 15-inch Makrana white marble Shiva Lingam on a lotus-carved yoni base, sized for the home altar and daily worship. - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/makrana-white-marble-shiva-lingam-15in.webp (concept image) - [Handcrafted Marble Dust Shiva Lingam with Nandi Home-Shrine Set, 24in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/marble-dust-shiva-lingam-with-nandi-24in): Studio-cast marble dust Shiva Lingam with a seated Nandi on his own plinth, a complete 24-inch home shrine set for daily puja. - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/marble-dust-shiva-lingam-with-nandi-24in.webp (concept image) - [Handcrafted Black Marble Ekmukhi Mukhalingam Shiva Lingam, 12in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/black-marble-ekmukhi-mukhalingam-shiva-lingam-12in): Master-carved black marble Ekmukhi Mukhalingam: a 12-inch home-altar lingam with a single face of Shiva and a mirror-polished shaft. - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/black-marble-ekmukhi-mukhalingam-shiva-lingam-12in.webp (concept image) - [Handcrafted Black Marble Naga Shiva Lingam with Serpent Canopy, 24in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/black-marble-naga-shiva-lingam-serpent-canopy-24in): Master-carved black marble Naga Shiva Lingam, with a five-hooded serpent canopy over a mirror-polished shaft on a broad yoni base. - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/black-marble-naga-shiva-lingam-serpent-canopy-24in.webp (concept image) - [Handcrafted Vietnam White Marble Compact Shiva Lingam, 6in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/vietnam-white-marble-compact-shiva-lingam-6in): Sculptor-carved Vietnam white marble Shiva lingam on a round jaladhari yoni, in a 6-inch home-altar size with a soft satin finish. - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/vietnam-white-marble-compact-shiva-lingam-6in.webp (concept image) - [Handcrafted Vietnam White Marble Janeudhari Shiva Lingam, 15in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/vietnam-white-marble-janeudhari-shiva-lingam-15in): Sculptor-carved Vietnam white marble Janeudhari lingam: a 15-inch pooja-room shivling with a carved janeu and round jaladhari base. - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/vietnam-white-marble-janeudhari-shiva-lingam-15in.webp (concept image) - [Handcrafted Makrana White Marble Panchmukhi Shiva Lingam, 18in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/makrana-white-marble-panchmukhi-shiva-lingam-18in): Master-carved Makrana white marble Panchmukhi lingam, an 18-inch home-mandir piece with five faces of Shiva around a single shaft. - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/makrana-white-marble-panchmukhi-shiva-lingam-18in.webp (concept image) - [Handcrafted Dholpur Pink Sandstone Tripundra Shiva Lingam, 12in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/dholpur-pink-sandstone-tripundra-shiva-lingam-12in): Sculptor-carved Dholpur pink sandstone Shiva Lingam, a 12-inch home-mandir piece with three tripundra bands over a square yoni base. - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/dholpur-pink-sandstone-tripundra-shiva-lingam-12in.webp (concept image) - [Handcrafted Dholpur Pink Sandstone Garden Shiva Lingam, 36in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/dholpur-pink-sandstone-garden-shiva-lingam-36in): Master-carved Dholpur pink sandstone Shiva Lingam on a broad yoni base. A 36-inch open-courtyard shrine piece in weatherproof matte stone. - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/dholpur-pink-sandstone-garden-shiva-lingam-36in.webp (concept image) - [Handcrafted Black Marble Temple Shiva Lingam on Stepped Yoni, 48in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/black-marble-temple-shiva-lingam-stepped-yoni-48in): Artisan-carved black marble Shiva Lingam on a stepped yoni platform: a 48-inch sanctum installation with a working abhishek drainage channel. - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/black-marble-temple-shiva-lingam-stepped-yoni-48in.webp (concept image) - [Handcrafted Makrana White Marble Shiva Lingam on Lotus Yoni Base, 30in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/makrana-white-marble-lotus-yoni-shiva-lingam-30in): Master-carved Makrana white marble Shiva lingam on an octagonal yoni base, a 30-inch mandir piece with lotus-petal relief around the rim. - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/makrana-white-marble-lotus-yoni-shiva-lingam-30in.webp (concept image) ## Frequently asked questions ### What size Shiva Lingam should I choose for my home? For a **home pooja room**, tradition favours a compact Lingam, commonly **up to about 6 inches**, which is easy to bathe and keep daily. For a **larger pooja room or a dedicated mandir unit**, 12 to 18 inches sits well and reads clearly from across the room. **24 inches and above** suits a hall, a community mandir, or a courtyard shrine. Send us a photo of your spot on WhatsApp and we will suggest a height that fits. ### Is the Lingam finished for daily abhishekam? Yes. We finish the **Lingam and yoni base for water abhishekam**, with a smooth channel so water, milk, and panchamrit drain cleanly through the jaladhari spout, which makes it ideal for **Sawan Somwar and Maha Shivratri** worship. Wipe with a soft dry cloth after use and avoid harsh chemical cleaners on a natural-stone piece in active puja. We can advise on sealing if you want extra protection, especially on sandstone. ### Should I choose black or white stone? Both are traditional. **Black is the classical sacred colour for Shiva** and is what most temple and Rudrabhishek installations use, and it also hides water staining well. **Makrana white or Vietnam white** is more common for home shrines and pairs naturally with a white marble mandir. **Dholpur pink sandstone** is also available, a warm matte stone that suits outdoor and courtyard shrines. Tell us your preference on WhatsApp before we start. ### Which forms of Shiva Lingam can you carve? All the traditional forms: a **plain Lingam** on a round or square yoni base, **Panchmukhi** (five faces of Shiva carved around the shaft), **Ekmukhi Mukhalingam** (a single face in relief), a **Naga Lingam** with a serpent canopy arching over it, a **Janeudhari** Lingam with the carved sacred thread, and a **complete set with Nandi** on his own plinth facing the deity. Share a reference image and we will have that exact form carved for you. ### How should the Lingam be placed and oriented? Place the Lingam **elevated** on an altar shelf, chowki, or plinth, and never directly on the floor. By convention the **jaladhari spout of the yoni base points north**, so the devotee faces north or east while offering water. Leave enough clearance around the base to perform abhishekam comfortably without crowding other murtis. The base is carved with the spout oriented as you specify. ### How long does a custom Shiva Lingam take? It depends on whether one needs carving. Home-scale Lingams are made in quantity, so a finished piece in the size and stone you want may already be with the sculptors we work with. There is no carving wait, and photographs of the actual piece are sent to you first. A commission takes **8 to 12 weeks**, depending on size and detail. A plain Lingam under 18 inches is at the quicker end; a Panchmukhi, a Naga-hooded form, or a temple-grade piece with a stepped yoni platform takes longer. We share progress photos at each milestone. ## Related collections - [Custom Made Shiva Statues in Marble Stone](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/collections/shiva-statues) - [Custom Made Murugan (Kartikeya) Statues in Marble Stone](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/collections/murugan-statues) - [Custom Marble Statues](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/collections/custom-marble-statues) - [Custom Made Radha Krishna Jugal Jodi Statues in Marble Stone](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/collections/radha-krishna-statues) - [Custom Made Hanuman Statues in Marble Stone](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/collections/hanuman-statues) - [Custom Made Shrinathji Marble Murti — Nathdwara Swaroop](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/collections/shrinathji-marble-murti) ## 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.