shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileIndia

on the Sarayu River in Ayodhya, north-central India

Ram Mandir

— — a homecoming five centuries in the making.

— 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

— 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

“The new temple stands on the right bank of the Sarayu, on the ground tradition holds as the birthplace of Rama. Built in the Nagara style from Bansi Paharpur pink sandstone, it rises 161 feet over three stories. Consecration came on the 22nd of January, 2024. Pilgrims have arrived in the millions since.

from the studio

— bring it home

Ram Mandir, 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 Ram Mandir

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

Ram Mandir stands in Ayodhya, on the right bank of the Sarayu River in the Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh, about 130 kilometres east of Lucknow. Hindu tradition identifies the site as Ram Janmabhoomi, the birthplace of Lord Rama, seventh avatar of Vishnu and the central figure of the Ramayana. The temple complex covers roughly 70 acres within the older pilgrimage city, which sits on the Sarayu's northern plain about 96 metres above sea level. The river itself is held sacred and bathed in by pilgrims.

— informed by Wikipedia – Ram Mandir

— the stone

The temple is built in the Nagara style of northern Indian sacred architecture, designed by Chandrakant Sompura of the Sompura family – fifteen generations of temple architects – with his sons. Its primary material is Bansi Paharpur pink sandstone from Bharatpur in Rajasthan, with marble interiors. The main structure rises about 161 feet over three stories, measures 360 feet east to west and 235 feet north to south, and carries five mandapas. The shikhara, the temple's central spire, was completed in late 2024.

— informed by Wikipedia – Nagara architecture

— the year

The Pran Pratishtha – the consecration ritual in which the central murti receives the deity's presence – was performed on the 22nd of January, 2024, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the principal yajaman. The annual Ram Navami festival, marking Rama's birth on the ninth day of the bright half of Chaitra, falls in March or April and draws the largest pilgrim crowds of the year. The Sarayu evening aarti at Ram ki Paidi is held each day at sunset.

— informed by Wikipedia – Ram Navami

— where

India · Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh

— elevation

96 m · 315 ft

— position

26.7956° N · 82.1943° 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 N

Sarayu River

river

1 km E

Hanuman Garhi

temple

1 km E

Kanak Bhawan

temple

1 km N

Ram ki Paidi

river ghat

5 km S

Ayodhya Dham Junction

rail station

130 km W

Lucknow

city

Ram Mandir

Sarayu River

Hanuman Garhi

Kanak Bhawan

Ram ki Paidi

Ayodhya Dham Junction

Lucknow

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Ram Mandir — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

In Ayodhya, on the right bank of the Sarayu River in Uttar Pradesh, India, about 130 kilometres east of Lucknow and a short walk from the older temple of Hanuman Garhi.

The Pran Pratishtha ceremony was performed on the 22nd of January, 2024. The temple opened to pilgrims the following day, with the upper stories and shikhara completed through 2024 and 2025.

Chandrakant Sompura of Ahmedabad, with his sons Nikhil and Ashish. The Sompura family has designed Hindu temples for fifteen generations, including the Somnath reconstruction.

Nagara, the northern Indian temple style characterised by a tall curvilinear shikhara above the sanctum. The Ayodhya temple has five mandapas, or pillared halls, preceding the inner garbhagriha.

The main structure rises about 161 feet, or roughly 49 metres, over three stories. It measures 360 feet east to west and 235 feet north to south, on a 70-acre complex.

Bansi Paharpur pink sandstone from Bharatpur in Rajasthan forms the exterior. The interiors use Makrana marble. Neither steel nor iron is used in the structural core.

— about the piece in your home

For someone for whom the temple represents long-awaited homecoming, the piece carries real weight. A Small or Medium with a handwritten studio note suits a household shrine.

The pink sandstone tones and gold accents settle into Indian-modern, warm-earth Minimalist, and jewel-tone Maximalist rooms. It carries well against natural wood and undyed cotton.

A single Large suits most sofas. For a household puja room, a Small or Medium reads at the right scale. For a hallway, a four-tile Mural extends the temple front.

The piece is traditionally kept in a household shrine or living room rather than wet rooms, out of respect. If a kitchen wall is chosen, the Dura Satin or Matte finish is the right one.

A microfibre cloth and water. Nothing else. No solvents, no abrasives, no glass cleaner. The colour lives in the ceramic surface and does not need polishing.

Yes. Every piece is curated by Reid Wender and finished in our Knoxville studio. The visual language is ours alone, with no outside licensing.

— if this one stayed with you