Wender·Vista
Jagannath Temple, Digha
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileIndia
at New Digha on the Bay of Bengal coast of West Bengal

Jagannath Temple, Digha

— — the Puri silhouette by a different sea.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“A new temple to Jagannath at New Digha, on the Bay of Bengal coast of West Bengal, consecrated in April 2025. The plan and silhouette follow the Puri Jagannath temple, the famous twelfth-century shrine to the Lord of the Universe about 350 kilometres to the south on the Odisha coast. The compound sits on a 22-acre site near the sea. The deities Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra are installed in the sanctum. Pilgrims arrive by train from Howrah and by road from Kolkata.

from the studio
Jagannath Temple, Digha
— bring it home

Jagannath Temple, Digha, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Jagannath Temple, Digha

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

The Jagannath Temple at Digha is a new Hindu temple on the Bay of Bengal coast of West Bengal, in the Purba Medinipur district, consecrated on 30 April 2025. It stands on a roughly 22-acre site at New Digha, the southern stretch of the seaside town. The plan and outline follow the Puri Jagannath Temple, the twelfth-century shrine in Odisha about 350 kilometres to the south, with a tall central spire over the sanctum and the same four-part division of sanctum, antechamber, dancing hall and offering hall. The deities Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra are installed in the inner shrine.

— the stone

The temple is built of sandstone in the Odia Kalinga style of the original at Puri, raised by stone craftsmen drawn from Odisha and Rajasthan. The principal spire rises around sixty-five metres above the compound, visible from much of the New Digha seafront. The walls carry a dense programme of carved figures and decorative bands in the tradition of the parent temple. The complex was built by the West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation at a reported cost in the order of 250 crore rupees and is now administered by a dedicated trust.

— the visit

Digha is reached most easily by train from Howrah station in Kolkata, with multiple daily services covering the roughly 185-kilometre line in four to five hours, and by road in a similar time. The temple is open to visitors of all faiths; non-Hindus are admitted to the outer compound, in contrast to the parent shrine at Puri, where entry is restricted to Hindus. Modest dress and bare feet are expected inside the inner enclosure. Daily aratis and the annual Rath Yatra in the Hindu month of Ashadha are the principal points in the temple calendar.

— where
India · Purba Medinipur, West Bengal
— position
21.6219° N · 87.5275° E
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
1 km S
Digha beach
Bay of Bengal seafront
30 km NE
Mandarmani
coastal resort village
N
Jagannath Temple, Digha
Digha beach
Mandarmani
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Jagannath Temple, Digha — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

It stands at New Digha, the southern stretch of the seaside town of Digha in Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The compound is set on a roughly 22-acre site a short walk from the Bay of Bengal seafront.

Construction was carried out by the West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation over several years and the temple was formally consecrated on 30 April 2025. It is administered by a dedicated trust set up by the state government.

The Digha temple is modelled on the twelfth-century Puri Jagannath Temple in Odisha, about 350 kilometres to the south. Plan, silhouette and the Kalinga-style spire follow the parent shrine, and the same three deities are installed in the sanctum.

Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and his sister Subhadra are installed in the sanctum, the same triad worshipped at Puri. Wooden processional images are also made in the Puri tradition for the annual Rath Yatra festival at Digha.

Yes, non-Hindus are admitted to the outer compound of the Digha temple, in contrast to the parent shrine at Puri, where entry is restricted to Hindus. Modest dress and bare feet are expected within the inner enclosure.

Multiple daily trains run from Howrah station to Digha, covering the roughly 185-kilometre line in four to five hours. The town is also linked to Kolkata by paved highway in a similar driving time.

— about the piece in your home

It has been a meaningful gift for Bengali and Odia families with a devotion to Jagannath. The Digha temple is a new landmark of the eastern coast, and a Small or Medium with a handwritten studio note carries the silhouette well.

The sandstone spire against Bay of Bengal sky reads well in Indo-modern, warm Minimalist and Jewel-tone Maximalist rooms. The piece sits naturally beside dark teak, brass and natural-fibre textiles.

Yes. Ceramic art that anchors a room to a real Indian pilgrimage site has carried steadily through the current Indo-modern and global-eclectic cycles. The Digha temple gives the room a contemporary devotional landmark.

A single Large reads cleanly above a console or a narrow sofa. Above a full sofa a four-tile Mural lets the spire rise; for a longer puja or dining wall, the nine-tile Mural carries the elevation.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for any room with steam or splatter. Both are scratch-resistant and hold up to daily cleaning; the Glossy finish is best reserved for dry framed display.

A soft microfibre cloth with plain water is enough. Avoid abrasive pads and harsh cleansers; the colour lives in the ceramic surface beneath a thin protective finish and asks for very little.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is made in our family studio in Knoxville, Tennessee, under the eye of Reid Wender. The artwork is not licensed and is not sold through any other studio or print house.

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