# Custom Made Shiva Statues in Marble Stone > Hand-carved marble Shiva statues — Nataraja, Lingam, meditating & more. Custom stone, size, and pose. Jaipur artisans, worldwide shipping. WhatsApp us free. **Source:** https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/collections/shiva-statues **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/shiva-statues-hero.webp ## The many forms of Shiva, and which one belongs in your home No deity is carved across a wider range than Shiva: ascetic, cosmic dancer, householder, formless pillar. The forms carry genuinely different meanings, and choosing between them is the real decision here. ### The forms carved in this collection - **Meditating Shiva on Kailash**: seated cross-legged in dhyana, matted jata piled high, the crescent moon, the Ganga issuing from his hair, a serpent at the neck, the third eye closed. The most ordered form, and the one most at home in a pooja room. - **Nataraja**: the *ananda tandava*, the dance of bliss within a ring of fire, one foot raised, the dwarf Apasmara underfoot. The most technically demanding of the Shiva forms to carve: the ring, the raised leg and the flying jata all have to hold together in stone. Apasmara beneath the foot is canonical iconography, showing ego subdued, not violence. - **Ardhanarishvara**: the composite form, half Shiva and half Parvati split down the vertical axis, one side with matted hair and tiger skin, the other with a coiffed head, an earring and a sari. Carved well it is one of the most sophisticated images in Indian art. - **Uma-Maheshwara**: Shiva and Parvati seated together on Kailash. The householder form, and a natural wedding or anniversary commission. - **Neelkanth**, seated holding the halahala poison, throat blue. Traditionally finished with a hand-painted blue throat accent on white marble. - **Pashupatinath**, seated cross-legged with damru and trishul, lord of creatures. - **Standing with trishul and damru**, right hand in abhaya. The straightforward protective form. - **Adiyogi**: the contemporary meditative bust or face. Pared back and modern; it suits an interior where a traditional murti would feel out of place, and it has become one of the most requested pieces of the last few years. - **Shiva Lingam on a yoni base**, the aniconic form. The [marble Shiva Lingam collection](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/collections/marble-shiva-lingam) covers these in full, including Panchmukhi, Naga and Janeudhari variants and complete sets with Nandi. Recurring attributes worth checking on any Shiva murti: the **trishul**, the **damru**, the **crescent moon**, the **third eye**, the **serpent Vasuki**, the **rudraksha mala**, and **Ganga** in the hair. A murti missing most of these is generic rather than iconographic. For Parvati in her independent form, see the [Durga collection](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/collections/durga-statues). ## Choosing the stone Unless a piece's own page says otherwise, a murti here is carved to order. Tilak Mandirwala works in five stones: - **Black stone**: the classical sacred colour for Shiva and the traditional temple choice. A black Nataraja or Adiyogi makes a striking choice for a contemporary interior, and black hides the water-marking that comes with regular abhishekam. - **Makrana white marble**: warm temple white, dense. The conventional home-mandir stone and the base for a hand-painted Neelkanth. - **Vietnam white marble**: cooler and brighter with a fine even grain; it holds the crisp detail of matted jata, a serpent's scales and a ring of fire particularly well. - **Dholpur pink sandstone**: warm, matte, weathers well. The pick for a courtyard or garden shrine. - **Cast marble dust**: lighter and more affordable, holds detail, suited to smaller pieces. Finishes run from **honed matte** through **satin** to full **mirror polish**. Matte flatters the depth of a Nataraja's undercutting; mirror polish suits a meditating figure in white marble. ## Size and placement The pieces here run from **15 inches to 4 feet**: - **15 to 24 inches**: a home mandir shelf, and the usual size for a meditating Shiva. - **30 to 36 inches**: a dedicated pooja room, or a living-room niche where a Nataraja or Adiyogi becomes the focal point. - **40 to 48 inches**: an entrance, a hall or a temple installation. ### Vastu and abhishekam - Install so the worshipper faces **east or north**; the **north-east** quadrant is traditional for a home shrine. - Nataraja is often placed in a living or performance space rather than the pooja room. It is as much a work of art as an object of worship, and many households treat it that way. - **Never directly on the floor.** Use a chowki, plinth or mandir shelf. - If the murti will receive regular **abhishekam**, plan the drainage before it is installed. A Lingam is supplied with a jaladhari spout for exactly this; for a figural murti, a shallow tray beneath the plinth saves the surface it sits on. ## When people commission one **Mahashivratri** is the peak, and **Shravan** brings a second wave. A commissioned piece is carved to order, so allow lead time ahead of the festival rather than ordering into it. Beyond that, an Uma-Maheshwara is a common wedding gift, and an Adiyogi bust has become a frequent corporate and housewarming present. ## Caring for the murti - Dust with a **dry, soft cloth**. Marble is porous and does not want regular washing. - No acidic cleaners: lemon, vinegar and bathroom products etch polished stone permanently. - Wipe milk, ghee, honey and kumkum promptly after abhishekam; milk in particular marks pale marble if left. - Hand-painted accents such as a Neelkanth's blue throat should only ever be dusted dry. - For sandstone outdoors, an occasional plain-water rinse is enough. Never pressure-wash carved detail. ## Commissioning yours Unless its own page says otherwise, a murti in this collection is **made to order**, carved for you by the master sculptors and artist families Tilak Mandirwala has worked with in Jaipur for years. Tell us the form, the stone and the size; we work through the design with you, brief the sculptor, share progress photographs as the piece takes shape, and deliver it to your door. A quotation and a timeline come before anything begins. ## Pieces in this collection (12) Every piece below is made to order — the stone, size and finish are chosen per commission. - [Handcrafted Black Marble Dakshinamurthy Shiva Statue, 24in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/black-marble-dakshinamurthy-shiva-24in): Shiva as the silent teacher, seated beneath the banyan with Apasmara underfoot. Hand-carved in jet-black stone, made to order. - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/black-marble-dakshinamurthy-shiva-24in.webp (concept image) - [Handcrafted Vietnam White Marble Gangadhara Shiva Statue, 30in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/vietnam-white-marble-gangadhara-shiva-30in): Shiva catching the descending Ganga in a single strand of his jata, standing and four-armed, carved in cool white marble. - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/vietnam-white-marble-gangadhara-shiva-30in.webp (concept image) - [Handcrafted Makrana White Marble Meditating Shiva on Kailash, 24in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/makrana-white-marble-meditating-shiva-kailash-24in): A serene 24-inch Makrana white marble Shiva in dhyana on Kailash, with crescent moon and Ganga in his jata, trishul at his side. - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/makrana-white-marble-meditating-shiva-kailash-24in.webp (concept image) - [Handcrafted Vietnam White Marble Ardhanarishvara Statue, 30in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/vietnam-white-marble-ardhanarishvara-30in): The composite half-Shiva, half-Parvati Ardhanarishvara form, carved in cool Vietnam white marble as a 30-inch collector's centrepiece. - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/vietnam-white-marble-ardhanarishvara-30in.webp (concept image) - [Handcrafted Makrana White Marble Nataraja in Ring of Fire, 36in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/makrana-white-marble-nataraja-cosmic-dance-36in): A 36-inch Makrana white marble Nataraja mid cosmic dance within a flaming ring, apasmara underfoot. A luminous Shiva statement centrepiece. - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/makrana-white-marble-nataraja-cosmic-dance-36in.webp (concept image) - [Handcrafted Makrana White Marble Standing Shiva with Trishul, 48in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/makrana-white-marble-standing-shiva-trishul-48in): A commanding 4ft standing Shiva in Makrana white marble, trishul and damru in hand and serpent at the throat, a hand-carved statement piece. - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/makrana-white-marble-standing-shiva-trishul-48in.webp (concept image) - [Handcrafted Vietnam White Marble Shiva-Parvati Pair on Kailash, 24in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/vietnam-white-marble-shiva-parvati-pair-24in): Uma-Maheshwara: Shiva and Parvati seated together on Kailash, hand-carved in cool Vietnam white marble at 24 inches. - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/vietnam-white-marble-shiva-parvati-pair-24in.webp (concept image) - [Handcrafted Black Marble Meditating Shiva Statue, 24in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/black-marble-meditating-shiva-24in): Lord Shiva in deep dhyana, hands open in chin mudra on his knees. Carved in black marble, with a cobra at the shoulder and the crescent moon set in his matted… - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/vendor-inventory/1784102170-black-marble-meditating-shiva/photograph-cutout.webp (photograph of this piece) - [Handcrafted Black Marble Nataraja in Ring of Fire, 30in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/black-marble-nataraja-cosmic-dance-30in): Lord Shiva's cosmic dance carved in mirror-polished black marble, framed by a flaming prabhavali: a dramatic 30-inch statement centrepiece. - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/black-marble-nataraja-cosmic-dance-30in.webp (concept image) - [Handcrafted Black Marble Adiyogi Shiva Bust, 24in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/black-marble-adiyogi-shiva-bust-24in): A serene 24-inch Adiyogi Shiva bust in mirror-polished black marble, a modern, meditative centrepiece for contemporary spaces. - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/black-marble-adiyogi-shiva-bust-24in.webp (concept image) - [Handcrafted Makrana White Marble Neelkanth Shiva, 24in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/makrana-white-marble-neelkanth-shiva-24in): The blue-throated Neelkanth form of Shiva, seated with the halahala, hand-carved in warm Makrana white marble for the pooja room. - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/makrana-white-marble-neelkanth-shiva-24in.webp (concept image) - [Handcrafted Makrana White Marble Pashupatinath Shiva, 30in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/makrana-white-marble-pashupatinath-shiva-30in): A 30-inch Makrana white marble Shiva in his Pashupatinath form (seated lord of all beings with damru and trishul) for the pooja room. - image: https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/makrana-white-marble-pashupatinath-shiva-30in.webp (concept image) ## Frequently asked questions ### How long does a custom Shiva statue take? Two routes, and your date decides which one matters. A Shiva murti may already be carved and held by the artist families we work with. A ready piece has no carving wait, and we send photographs of the actual murti before you commit. Carved to your brief it is **8 to 12 weeks**, depending on size and detail. A plain Shiva Lingam or a piece under 2 ft sits at the quicker end; a large Nataraja or a 4 ft standing Shiva takes longer because of the fine carving. We share progress photos at each milestone. ### What size Shiva statue should I choose? For a **home pooja room**, 12 to 24 inches sits well on a shelf or altar. For a **living room or foyer centrepiece**, 2 to 3 ft has real presence. For a **temple or garden**, 3 to 5 ft and up. Send us your spot on WhatsApp and we will suggest a height that fits. ### Which form of Shiva can you carve? All the major forms: a **meditating Shiva** on Kailash, **Nataraja** in his cosmic dance, a **Shiva Lingam** with yoni base, **Ardhanarishvara**, **Neelkanth**, **Pashupatinath**, and the **Shiva-Parvati** pair. Share a reference image and we will have that exact form carved for you, or help you pick the one that suits your space. ### Can I customise the trishul, snake, and other details? Yes. The **trishul, damru, crescent moon, third eye, serpent, and rudraksha malas** are all hand-carved and can be emphasised or simplified to taste. You can also choose the base: a plain plinth, a rocky Kailash mount, or a lotus. Tell us your preference before we begin. ### Which marble can I choose? Do you make these in stones other than white? You can choose from several stones: **Makrana white marble** (the classic warm-white, the stone used in the Taj Mahal), **Vietnam white marble** (cooler and brighter, with a fine even grain), **black stone**, and **Dholpur pink sandstone**. Most Shiva statues are commissioned in **Makrana white for home shrines, or black marble for the Lingam**, since black is the traditional colour for Shiva, but we craft in any stone you specify. Tell us your preference on WhatsApp before we start. ### Is the Shiva Lingam suitable for daily abhishekam? Yes. We finish the **Lingam and yoni base for water abhishekam**, with a smooth channel so milk and water drain cleanly, which makes it ideal for **Sawan and Mahashivratri** worship. Wipe with a soft dry cloth after use, and avoid harsh chemical cleaners on a natural-stone piece in active puja. We will guide you on sealing if you want extra protection. ## Related collections - [Custom Made Marble Shiva Lingam](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/collections/marble-shiva-lingam) - [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 Meditating Buddha Statues in Marble Stone](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/collections/meditating-buddha-statues) - [Custom Made Krishna Statues in Marble Stone](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/collections/krishna-statues) - [Custom Made Buddha Mudra Statues in Marble Stone](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/collections/buddha-mudra-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.