# Handcrafted 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.

**Source:** https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/makrana-white-marble-neelkanth-shiva-24in
**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.

## Neelkanth, the blue-throated Shiva

Neelkanth, "the blue-throated one", is among the most beloved forms of Lord Shiva. When the devas and asuras churned the cosmic ocean during the Samudra Manthan, the deadly halahala poison rose first, threatening to consume all creation. Shiva drank it to save the world, and Parvati pressed his throat so the poison could go no further, staining it a deep blue and giving him this name. This 24-inch statue captures that moment of supreme compassion: Shiva seated in calm meditation, the halahala cradled in his hands, utterly unshaken.

The piece is hand-carved from Makrana white marble, the same Rajasthani stone that clads the Taj Mahal and the Dilwara temples. Its brilliant neutral white carries a slightly warm cream undertone that glows under a diya's light, while the fine calcite grain lets the carver render the matted jata, the crescent moon, the rudraksha strands and the coiled serpent in crisp detail. The throat alone is finished with a hand-painted deep-blue accent (the neela-kantha) so the iconography reads true at a glance.

## Two feet in a home pooja room, and commissioning this Shiva

At two feet tall, the statue is sized for a home pooja room, a meditation corner, or a temple niche. It is especially meaningful during the month of Sawan, when devotees across North India honour Shiva with water, bilva leaves and abhishek. Placed on a low altar, it becomes the quiet centre of daily worship.

Finished to a soft satin polish that keeps the marble's natural depth without a plastic shine, each statue is individually carved, so no two are identical. It makes a lasting devotional gift for a housewarming, a wedding, or a Mahashivratri offering, and ages gracefully without yellowing for generations.

## Specifications

- **Material:** Makrana White Marble
- **Finish:** Soft satin polish with hand-painted blue throat accent
- **Colour:** Off-White Cream
- **Height:** 24 inches
- **Width:** 12 inches
- **Depth:** 10 inches
- **Weight:** 45 kg
- **Ideal for:** Pooja room, Sawan worship, Devotional gift

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

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- Phone: +91 92141 72150
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- Store: Jaipur, Rajasthan, India — https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/best-mandir-shop-jaipur

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