Our Artisans — The Hands Behind Every Murti
The Hands Behind
Every Murti
At KARIGAROFFICIAL, we do not manufacture statues — we commission devotion. Every marble murti that leaves our Jaipur workshop has passed through the hands of an artisan whose family has carved stone for generations.
Explore the CollectionPeople, Not a Production Line
Every marble murti that leaves our Jaipur workshop has passed through the hands of an artisan whose family has carved stone for generations — people who understand not just the technique, but the theology behind every form they create. These are their stories.
Praveen Ji
Praveen Ji has spent 45 years giving form to the divine. His specialty is Ganesha and Hanuman — two deities whose iconography demands exceptional precision. The 32 classical forms of Ganesha, the exact position of every mudra, the curl of every trunk — he has carved each variation hundreds of times. Yet he approaches each new piece as if for the first time.
"The stone already holds the deity inside it. My work is simply to remove what does not belong."
Jairaj Ji
Jairaj Ji is the painter and gold leaf master of our workshop. Where other artisans work in stone, he works in light — applying 24-karat gold leaf by hand, layer by layer, to bring luminosity to a carved form. His Radha Krishna pieces are known for their warmth and intimacy.
He has spent 18 years perfecting the balance between ornamentation and restraint — knowing when more gold serves the deity, and when silence in the finish does.
Mahendra Ji
Mahendra Ji is the foundation of our workshop. With 30 years of experience across every deity and every marble type, he is the artisan we turn to when a commission demands versatility and reliability in equal measure. He has carved Shiva, Vishnu, Lakshmi, Ram Darbar, and countless custom commissions — each with the same steady hand.
His knowledge of marble — how it behaves under different chisels, how grain direction affects fine detail work — is unmatched in our team.
Rishi Ji
Rishi Ji works at a scale most sculptors avoid. Where others finish, he begins — the fine incised lines of a deity's crown, the delicate petals of a lotus base, the filigree of a garland carved directly into stone. His work is what separates a KARIGAROFFICIAL murti from a mass-produced idol.
He uses chisels no wider than a match head. He works by natural light. He refuses to rush — a single ornamented piece can take several days of focused work, and every hour shows in the finished murti.
Manish Ji
Manish Ji works exclusively in black marble — Bhainslana stone from Rajasthan — and his specialty is Maa Kali and the more intense tantric forms of the goddess tradition. Black marble demands different tools, different technique, and a different understanding of how light interacts with a dark stone surface.
His Kali Maa pieces carry a presence that devotees describe as immediate and unmistakable — an intensity that comes from deep familiarity with the iconographic tradition he serves.
Why Each Murti Carries Their Signature
Named artisans, decades of craft, and a workshop that has never confused speed with devotion.
Named, Not Anonymous
Every murti is traceable to the artisan who carved it — not a factory floor, a person.
Decades of Specialisation
Each artisan has spent 18 to 45 years mastering specific deities and techniques, not everything at once.
One Piece at a Time
No molds, no batch production. Each statue is hand-finished individually, start to finish.
Generational Technique
Skills passed down through families of sculptors in Jaipur — knowledge that predates the workshop itself.
Every Statue in Our Collection
Was Touched by These Hands
When you bring a KARIGAROFFICIAL murti into your home, you bring their years, their devotion,
and their craft with it.