Mandir with Drawers in Carved Teak - Marble Top and Canted Corners

Cutting the Corners Back

A square corner is the simplest thing to build and the least graceful to live with. Cutting the front corners back at an angle changes how the whole mandir sits in a room: the silhouette softens, the piece reads as composed from every direction rather than only from straight ahead, and there is no hard edge to walk past in a puja room where space is precious. Each angled face becomes a small panel in its own right, carved and fitted like the rest, so the geometry is expressed rather than merely tolerated.

Following that line through the marble is where the real work lies. A slab cut square across a canted cabinet gives the game away instantly, so this platform is cut to the profile, with the angles ground and polished along every return. Shaping stone to anything other than a straight line takes considerably more time, and it is the reason the marble and the timber on this piece look like one continuous form rather than a top resting on a cabinet. The base carries the same geometry through to the floor, with a carved cupboard set into each angled return. Everything is carved and polished by hand by master Indian artisans.

Specifications: Carved Teak Mandir with Canted Corners

The mandir as photographed is described below. Because it is made to your order, every line can be changed before production.

• Material and carving: solid teak wood, hand-carved and hand-polished by master Indian artisans
• Finish: warm dark teak polish, grain visible throughout, no paint
• Form: canted front corners, with each side turning into the front through an angled face
• Platform: marble cut to follow the canted profile, ground and polished along every return
• Columns: twin turned columns at each side beneath carved brackets
• Canopy: stepped crest with a frieze of carved deity figures and a row of turned finials
• Back: plain teak panel so the deities stand clear against it
• Storage: three carved drawers at the centre with a carved cupboard in each angled return
• Base: moulded plinth on claw feet
• Options: carved, mirrored or marble back panel, jaali side panels, canopy doors, additional drawers, alternative marble
• Finish options: warm dark as shown, or natural teak, honey teak, mid teak, walnut, or gold-highlighted carving
• Size: custom sizes made to order; final measurements confirmed in writing before production
• Warranty: 20 years on solid teak and joinery; lifetime cover against termite damage
• Delivery: free across India with guaranteed dent-free arrival

Packing a Shaped Marble Top

The canted marble slab travels separately from the woodwork, laid flat on a full-bearing bed cut to its own profile so the whole underside is supported and the angled returns are protected at every corner. It is seated on site during installation, which is what keeps a shaped slab perfectly sound over a long road journey.

The row of turned finials and the stepped crest stand at the highest point, so a rigid frame guard bridges above the roofline and each finial is wrapped beneath it, with the carved deity frieze contour-padded so nothing bears on the relief. The twin turned columns are wrapped along their length and guarded, and the angled corner faces of the base cabinet are corner-protected individually since they project into the room more than a square return would. Drawers and cupboard doors are immobilised, and dark polished surfaces are faced across their whole area. Your mandir arrives dent-free with the marble sound and the carving crisp.

Free Delivery Across India and On-Site Setup

Delivery is free anywhere in India with no distance surcharge and nothing added to your invoice for freight. Production begins once your specification is confirmed, and we give you a realistic completion window at that point. If you are working towards a griha pravesh, a festival or a particular muhurat, tell us the date at enquiry and we will plan the build around it.

Our team assembles the mandir in position, seats the marble slab and levels the plinth, so it arrives fully set up and ready for you to place the deities. Share your doorway, lift and stair measurements along with the space available and we will build the piece to come in comfortably. Traditionally the mandir sits in the north-east of the home with the deities facing west or east, away from bathroom walls and out of direct sunlight, and our team will help you position it to suit whatever your household observes.

Warranty on This Mandir

The solid teak and its joinery are guaranteed for 20 years from delivery, and termite damage is covered for the entire life of the piece with no expiry. A canted carcass has more joints than a square one, since every angled return is a separate framed face, and each of those joints is cut and pinned into solid teak rather than screwed into board. All of them are covered for the full term, along with the cupboard doors and drawers used daily. Termite cover has no end date because teak resists termites through the oils within the timber.

The polish and the marble are both serviceable surfaces. The slab is set in rather than bonded, so it can be lifted and replaced decades from now without disturbing the carving around it, and because the mandir is polished rather than painted the finish can be cut back and rebuilt in place rather than stripped. We do both for our own pieces at an honest price whenever you would like the mandir refreshed. Keep it indoors, away from standing water and prolonged direct sun, and regular dusting will keep the carving crisp.