Wender·Vista
Shri Hanuman Mandir
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileIndia
at the northwest edge of Connaught Place, New Delhi

Shri Hanuman Mandir

— — the bell that does not stop on Tuesdays.

— 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 small old temple at the northwest corner of Connaught Place in central New Delhi. The current structure was built in the early 1700s under Maharaja Jai Singh II of Amber, though tradition holds the site to date back to the Mahabharata. On Tuesday and Saturday evenings the lane fills with marigolds, oil lamps, and the long unbroken chanting of the Sundarkand and the Hanuman Chalisa.

from the studio
Shri Hanuman Mandir
— bring it home

Shri Hanuman 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 Shri Hanuman 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

Shri Hanuman Mandir stands at Baba Kharak Singh Marg, on the northwest edge of Connaught Place in New Delhi. The present temple was constructed in the early 1720s under Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II of Amber, the same astronomer-king who built the nearby Jantar Mantar in 1724. The shrine is one of five surviving Jai Singh temples in the city. By tradition the site is older still, named in the Mahabharata as one of the spots where the Pandavas worshipped Hanuman.

— the year

Tuesday and Saturday are the days devoted to Hanuman in the Hindu week, and the temple's rhythm is built around them. Both days draw queues that wrap the surrounding lanes from before dawn until late into the evening. In 1964 the temple began a continuous recitation of the Ram Naam, the name of Lord Ram, which has run without a pause for more than sixty years. The act earned an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records in 1987.

— the visit

The temple is open daily from around 5 a.m. to roughly 10 p.m., with extended hours on Tuesdays and Saturdays when aartis are held at dawn and at evening. Entry is free; shoes are removed at the gate, and the surrounding lane sells marigold garlands, sweets, and small bundles of laddoo offered as prasad. The Rajiv Chowk station of the Delhi Metro is a short walk south, on the Yellow and Blue lines, and serves the temple from across the inner circle.

— where
India · Connaught Place, New Delhi
— elevation
216 m · 709 ft
— position
28.6280° N · 77.2090° 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
Jantar Mantar
observatory
at the lake
Connaught Place
civic circle
1 km W
Gurdwara Bangla Sahib
Sikh temple
1 km S
Rajiv Chowk Metro
metro station
N
Shri Hanuman Mandir
Jantar Mantar
Connaught Place
Gurdwara Bangla Sahib
Rajiv Chowk Metro
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Shri Hanuman Mandir — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

At the northwest corner of Connaught Place in New Delhi, on Baba Kharak Singh Marg, a short walk from the Rajiv Chowk metro station and from Gurdwara Bangla Sahib.

The present structure was built in the early 1720s under Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II of Amber. Tradition links the site to the Mahabharata as a place of Pandava worship.

Tuesday and Saturday are devoted to Hanuman across the Hindu week. The temple draws its largest crowds on both days, with special aartis at dawn and at evening.

Since 1 August 1964 the temple has carried on an unbroken recitation of the Ram Naam, the name of Lord Ram. It was recognised in the Guinness Book of World Records in 1987.

No. The temple is open to all and entry is free. Shoes are removed at the gate, and modest dress is expected; flowers and sweets can be purchased in the lane outside.

Sawai Jai Singh II of Amber built five temples in Delhi and the great observatory of Jantar Mantar, completed in 1724. He served as a regional governor under the Mughal emperors.

— about the piece in your home

It has been a meaningful gift for many of our customers from Delhi and the wider Indian diaspora. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio carries well.

The saffron and indigo palette sits well in jewel-tone maximalist rooms, in warm Indo-modern interiors with teak and brass, and against painted plaster walls in deeper jewel tones.

Yes. Brass lamps, carved wood, and the stained-glass framing of the artwork share a vocabulary. The piece reads as a small lit shrine on a long sideboard.

A single Large reads well above a console table. Above a sofa, a four-tile Mural carries the scale; for a wider wall, step up to a nine-tile Mural.

Yes. The Dura Satin or Matte finish suits a kitchen wall, and the Glossy finish suits a wall-mounted piece in a puja room. The colour is slowly infused under high heat and pressure.

A soft microfibre cloth and water. No abrasives or harsh cleaners. The colour lives in the surface, beneath a thin protective finish, and will not lift with normal cleaning.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is drawn and hand-finished in our Knoxville studio. We do not license the artwork. One studio, one eye, one atlas of places.

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