# Handcrafted Vietnam White Marble Ardhanarishvara Statue, 30in > The composite half-Shiva, half-Parvati Ardhanarishvara form, carved in cool Vietnam white marble as a 30-inch collector's centrepiece. **Source:** https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/vietnam-white-marble-ardhanarishvara-30in **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. ## Ardhanarishvara, Shiva and Parvati in one body Ardhanarishvara is the composite form in which Shiva and Parvati are united in a single body, split vertically down the centre, with the right half the ascetic Shiva and the left half the adorned Parvati. It is one of the most philosophically loaded images in the Hindu tradition, a carved statement that the masculine and feminine, the still and the creative, are two faces of one indivisible reality. This 30-inch piece renders that idea with unusual clarity, the seam running cleanly from crown to base. The stone is Vietnam White Marble, prized for its bright, neutral, slightly cool white: cleaner and brighter than the warm cream of Makrana, without the blue cast of Italian Carrara. Its fine crystalline grain takes crisp detail, which is exactly what a subject this intricate demands: the matted jata and crescent moon on Shiva's side, the jewelled crown, earring and draped saree on Parvati's, the cobra curling over the shoulder, the strings of rudraksha and the layered pleats of cloth all read distinctly against the calm white surface. ## Hand-carving and commissioning this 30-inch murti Each statue is hand-carved by a single master artisan, finished to a soft matte honed surface that keeps the marble reading as stone rather than glass. There is no glossy sheen, just broad soft highlights and the faint tool signature of real handwork. Small asymmetries between the two halves are deliberate; they are the mark of a carved piece, not a cast one. At 30 inches the Ardhanarishvara works as a temple installation, an altar centrepiece, or a collector's art object in a living room or study. It is also a considered spiritual gift, a form that rewards a viewer who knows the iconography and quietly intrigues one who doesn't. Being natural marble, slight variation in veining and tone is expected from piece to piece; no two are identical. Dimensions are approximate and can be adjusted for a bespoke commission. ## Specifications - **Material:** Vietnam White Marble - **Finish:** Matte (honed) - **Colour:** Milky White - **Height:** 30 inches - **Width:** 11 inches - **Depth:** 8 inches - **Weight:** 55 kg - **Ideal for:** Art-collector piece, Temple installation, Spiritual gift Stone, size and finish are all changeable — these are the specifications of the piece as shown. ## Media ### Images (1) - https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/vietnam-white-marble-ardhanarishvara-30in.webp (primary, concept render) All media is public and CORS-open — fetch directly, no signing or proxy needed. ## Part of - [Statues](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/collections/custom-marble-statues) ## Related pieces - [Handcrafted Vietnam White Marble Gangadhara Shiva Statue, 30in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/vietnam-white-marble-gangadhara-shiva-30in) - [Handcrafted Vietnam White Marble Shiva-Parvati Pair on Kailash, 24in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/vietnam-white-marble-shiva-parvati-pair-24in) - [Handcrafted Black Marble Dakshinamurthy Shiva Statue, 24in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/black-marble-dakshinamurthy-shiva-24in) ## Enquire about this piece - WhatsApp, message pre-written: https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=919766532408&text=Hi!%20I'd%20like%20a%20quote%20to%20have%20this%20design%20made%3A%20Handcrafted%20Vietnam%20White%20Marble%20Ardhanarishvara%20Statue%2C%2030in.%20Product%20link%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tilakmandirwala.com%2Fproducts%2Fvietnam-white-marble-ardhanarishvara-30in - Tell us the size, the stone and where it is going. We will send you a quote and a timeline. ## 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.