Where it belongs
Face the murti east or north-east in a clean, quiet corner of your home mandir, raised a little above the floor.
Svastika's
Lord Ram
जय श्री राम
Kept two ways: the child Ram Lalla of Ayodhya, and the full court of the Ram Darbar. Plus a lamp that carries his name and a figure for the dashboard.
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Before you bring one home
Choosing & placing your murti
Choosing the size
Pick a height that suits your altar — a 4–6 inch murti sits beautifully on most home mandirs, while taller pieces anchor a dedicated pooja room.
Kept with care
Wipe gently with a soft, dry cloth. Keep away from water and harsh polish — the finish keeps its lustre for years with a light touch.
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A short guide
The Ram range
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Ram, the seventh avatar of Vishnu and the maryada purushottam, the ideal of righteous conduct, is kept in Indian homes in two quite different ways: as the child Ram Lalla, and as the Ram Darbar, the full court. This collection covers both, plus a symbol diya and a dashboard piece.
Ram Lalla, or the Darbar
The single most useful thing to settle before you buy.
Ram Lalla is the child form, the infant Ram, and it has become the most kept form since the Ayodhya temple. Our childhood-form Ram is gold plated, a single small figure for a shelf or a mandir. It is what most people now mean when they ask for a Ram idol.
Ram Darbar is the court: Ram and Sita enthroned, Lakshman beside them, and Hanuman at their feet. It is the complete devotional scene and a wider composition, so it needs more shelf than a single figure. Ours comes as a gold-plated pocket temple that closes around the whole court.
The formats
Ram Lalla murti, gold plated, 6 inches.
Ram Darbar pocket temple, the court folded into a travelling shrine. See pocket temples.
The Ram symbol diya, a brass lamp carrying the name rather than the figure, lit rather than only displayed. See brass diyas.
A dashboard half-face figure for a vehicle. See car dashboard idols.
Ram and Hanuman
The two are inseparable in the tradition, Hanuman being Ram's greatest devotee, and they are very commonly kept together. If you are building a Ram corner, a Hanuman is the natural companion; see Hanuman idols.
Ram Navami
Ram's birth, on the ninth day of Chaitra Navratri, is the season this collection belongs to, marked with readings of the Ramayana, and increasingly with a Ram Lalla in the home since Ayodhya. See Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti.
Which material
Most of this collection is gold and silver plated: light, crisply detailed, for display and gifting, kept dry and dusted with a soft cloth. The Ram symbol diya is solid brass, which tolerates the oil and flame of a lamp and cleans indefinitely. Plated pieces are not for abhishek.
As a gift
A Ram Lalla suits a housewarming or Ram Navami, and the Ram Darbar pocket temple travels well. See griha pravesh and housewarming gifts; for volume, corporate gifts or the bulk order enquiry page. To furnish the mandir, pooja essentials; for the wider pantheon, god idols and figurines.
Before you order
- Ram Lalla is the single child figure; Ram Darbar is the full court. Decide which you want.
- The Darbar is wider than a single murti. Measure the base.
- Plated pieces are for display. The brass diya is the piece that takes a flame.
- Building a Ram corner? A Hanuman is the natural companion.
✦ Questions, carefully answered
The small things you wondered about
Every product page lists the exact height and base width. Photographs flatten scale, so check both numbers against the space you have. A short piece on a broad base often takes more shelf than a taller slim one.
The material is stated on each product page. Solid brass is heavy and can be cleaned indefinitely. Plated pieces are a real layer of gold or silver over a base and should be kept dry. Marble dust is cast rather than carved. They look similar in a photograph and age very differently.
Solid brass takes a paste of lemon and salt or tamarind, rinsed and then dried completely. Plated, antique and meenakari finishes take a soft dry cloth only, because an acidic paste strips the finish rather than the tarnish.
You have 7 days to return any unused piece, for any reason, and every order is covered by our safe-arrival guarantee. If something reaches you damaged, contact us and we will replace it.
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