# Handcrafted Black Marble Shiva Lingam with 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.

**Source:** https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/black-marble-shiva-lingam-yoni-base-18in
**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.
**About the image:** a design visualisation, not a photograph of stock on hand. The piece is carved to order after the design is agreed.
**Availability:** made to order.

## An 18-inch lingam in deep black marble

This handcrafted Shiva Lingam is carved from a single block of deep black marble and rises 18 inches from base to crown. The lingam itself, the smooth, ovoid shaft that represents the formless, infinite nature of Lord Shiva, is seated on a broad yoni pitha, the circular base carved with a subtle channel spout that carries away the water, milk and offerings poured during abhishekam.

Every surface is finished to a high-gloss mirror polish, the finish black marble is prized for. Under the flame of a diya the stone catches light along its curved crown and settles into a serene, near-liquid darkness: a quiet, powerful presence that anchors a pooja room without a single painted detail.

## The traditional Shaivite proportions, and commissioning yours

The proportions follow the traditional Shaivite form: a rounded, unadorned lingam of understated strength above a functional yoni base. Because the piece is natural stone rather than metal, it stays cool to the touch and holds the coolness of the water offered in worship, in keeping with how the Lingam is bathed through the sacred month of Sawan.

At 18 inches it is substantial enough to serve as the centrepiece of a home mandir, yet measured enough for a dedicated altar shelf or a small temple installation. It is especially suited to Sawan and Mahashivratri worship, when daily jalabhishek and rudrabhishek are performed.

Each Lingam is carved and polished entirely by hand, so gentle variations in the stone and finish are part of its character. It arrives ready for installation and daily seva.

## Specifications

- **Material:** Black Marble
- **Finish:** Polished high-gloss (mirror polish)
- **Colour:** Black
- **Height:** 18 inches
- **Width:** 12 inches
- **Depth:** 14 inches
- **Weight:** 42 kg
- **Ideal for:** Pooja room, Sawan / Mahashivratri worship, Temple installation

Stone, size and finish are all changeable — these are the specifications of the piece as shown.

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## Part of

- [Statues](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/collections/custom-marble-statues)
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## 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

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