For temple architects and building committees abroad
Marble murtis for the temples you design
White marble Hindu and Jain murtis made to the size and proportions your temple calls for, carved by the master sculptors we work with in India and delivered to your site.
- Ready pieces or made to your brief
- Progress photos as it is carved
- Shipped to you or your client
The murti is the reason the temple exists
You plan the mandir or derasar around its murtis: the garbhagriha, the sightlines from the mandap, the height of the pedestal, the proportions the priests and the community care about. Everything else in the building answers to them.
We specialize in white marble murtis made to those dimensions. The master sculptors we work with in India carve murtis every day, in the traditional proportions, and we follow each one from the first drawing to the crate at your site.
What we make for temple projects
Murtis for the main shrine and the side shrines, made as a set so the stone and the finish match across the temple.
Jain derasars
Tirthankar murtis in the seated meditation posture, in white marble, sized for the gabhara and the pedestal you have drawn.
Hindu mandirs
Ram Darbar and Shiv Parivar sets, Ganesha, Lakshmi, Hanuman, Radha Krishna, Durga and more, each in the form and posture the temple follows.
Matched sets
Several murtis carved from the same marble and finished together, so the main shrine and the side shrines read as one.
Ready murtis
When the timeline is tight, we ask the sculptors we work with whether a suitable murti is already carved and send photographs of the actual piece.
How it works with a temple
The committee or the priest gives the deity, the posture and the size. We confirm the iconography and the proportions with the sculptor and with you before any carving begins, and you get progress photos as the murti takes shape.
We handle the export crating, the shipping and the delivery to the site, and we can invoice your firm or the temple trust directly. The murtis arrive crated and ready for the pran pratishtha, and for your next temple we already know your standards.
Also for architects and designers
The same end-to-end service, for other kinds of projects. Or start from marble and stone carving for architects.
Murtis temple projects ask us about
Tirthankar murtis and Hindu deities in white marble. Each is made in the size your shrine needs.
Makrana White Marble Mahavir Swami Mulnayak with Full Parikar, 41in3 ft 5 in · Concept image, made to order
Makrana White Marble Standing Parshvanath Kayotsarga Murti, 31in2 ft 7 in · Concept image, made to order
Makrana White Marble Shantinath Murti with Parikar, 24in2 ft · Concept image, made to order
Makrana White Marble Veer Hanuman Statue with Gada, 4ft4 ft · Concept image, made to order
Handcrafted Makrana Marble Ram Darbar Set with Lakshman & Hanuman, 4ft4 ft · Concept image, made to order
Handcrafted Makrana White Marble Standing Shiva with Trishul, 48in4 ft · Concept image, made to order
Handcrafted Makrana White Marble Nataraja in Ring of Fire, 36in3 ft · Concept image, made to order
Makrana White Marble Ganesh on Prabhavali Arch, 3 ft3 ft · Concept image, made to order
Handcrafted Vietnam White Marble Ganesha on Throne with Prabhavali, 36in3 ft · Photo of the piece
Dholpur Pink Sandstone Garden Lakshmi Statue — 5 ft Four-Armed Mahalakshmi5 ft · Concept image, made to order
Makrana White Marble Rajlakshmi on Lotus Throne Statue, 48 in (4 ft)4 ft · Concept image, made to order
Dholpur Pink Sandstone Garden Hanuman 60in5 ft · Concept image, made to orderSee the full range: Jain Tirthankar murtis · Ram Darbar · Shiva · Ganesha · Marble temples
How a project runs
We handle it end to end, so you can focus on your work. You get one point of contact from the first sketch to the crate at your site.
Send a brief, or ask what is ready
A drawing, an elevation, a reference image or a few lines about the space.
Photos, options and one price
We send photos of ready pieces or past work, confirm size and stone with the sculptor, and quote one delivered price.
Carved, with progress photos
The master sculptors we work with carve the piece, and you see it take shape before it is finished.
Crated, shipped, delivered
Export crating, shipping by air or sea, and delivery to your office, the site or straight to your client, ready to unload and place.
For your specification
- Stones
- Makrana white marble, Vietnam white marble, black stone and Dholpur pink sandstone. Which stone suits a design and a size is confirmed with the sculptor before we quote.
- Sizes
- Most designs from about 1 ft up to 5 ft. For projects, 2 to 5 ft is where these pieces do their best work.
- Timing
- Carving usually takes 4 to 6 weeks, and a simpler piece can be quicker. Shipping comes on top: typically about a week in transit by air, longer by sea, chosen per piece. A piece that is already made typically reaches you in about two weeks door to door, depending on where you are.
- Price
- You get one price in your currency covering the piece, export crating and delivery to your site. Whether import duty is included (DDP) or paid on arrival (DAP) is agreed with you for each shipment.
- Crating
- Each statue travels in a heat-treated wooden export crate carrying the ISPM-15 mark, braced and padded for a heavy stone piece. The commercial invoice, packing list and crate treatment certificate go with the shipment.
- Where we ship
- We ship to any country with a port, including the United States, Canada, the UK and Europe, Singapore, Japan, Dubai and the Middle East, and Australia.
Questions architects ask
Can you carve murtis to the dimensions in our drawings?
Yes. Send the drawings with the height of the murti and the pedestal, and the deity and posture. We confirm with the sculptor that the form works at that size and in that marble before we quote.
Who checks the iconography?
We confirm the form, the posture, the attributes and the proportions with you and the temple before carving starts, and you see progress photos so the priests can review it as it is carved.
Which marble do you use for temple murtis?
White marble: Makrana white, the warm white marble of Rajasthan, or Vietnam white, a cooler and brighter white. Black stone is also used for some murtis.
How long does a temple murti take?
Carving usually takes 4 to 6 weeks, and a simpler piece can be quicker. Shipping comes on top, chosen per piece. Tell us the pran pratishtha date and we will say what fits it.
Can you invoice and ship to the temple trust directly?
Yes. We can invoice your firm or the temple trust, whichever suits the project, and ship straight to the temple site.
Do you ship murtis outside India?
Yes, to any country with a port, including the United States, Canada, the UK and Europe, Singapore, Dubai and the Middle East, and Australia. Each murti travels in a heat-treated export crate, braced and padded for stone.
Tell us about the temple
The deities, the sizes and the opening date are enough to start. We reply with photos of past work, options and one delivered price.