Mahakatha A closed edition of 108
The terracotta Ganesha seated in his stone temple, seen from the front.

Bring Ganesha Home

Make space for peace, prosperity, abundance and positive energy.

A Ganesha that feels found, not bought. Terracotta, shaped and painted by hand, resting inside a small stone temple seven inches tall. A daily symbol of auspicious beginnings in the places you return to.

₹1,999 GST and shipping across India included

Shrine
Terracotta Ganesha in a stone-finish temple, hangs or stands
Offerings
Handmade hibiscus and handmade durva
Included
One year of the Mahakatha Mantra Library, ₹2,499 on its own
Size
7 inches tall, about 3 deep, 1.2 kg. There is real stone in the base
Edition
A closed first edition of 108, numbered by hand
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Mahakatha, Bangalore. Made in Pune.

First edition of 108Free delivery across IndiaGST includedDispatched within 48 hoursOne year of mantras includedHangs or standsMade in PuneDamage replacement supportNumbered by hand

Trusted long before we made a physical product.

For more than fourteen years, Mahakatha's mantras have been part of people's prayers, meditation and everyday quiet moments around the world. And now, for the first time, we are bringing a little of that into something you can hold, keep and make part of your home.

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Nothing here was made to look new.

The clay is shaped by hand and painted by hand. The small temple carries the rough, pitted face of stone that has stood somewhere a long time. Lift it once and you will understand: there is real stone in the base, so it weighs more than you expect.

No two of the 108 idols are the same. Yours will carry its own small marks, left by the hands that made it. The temples are cast, so every temple matches. We would rather tell you which is which.

Close view of the hand-painted terracotta face.
Hand shaped, hand painted No two of the 108 are the same
Three quarter view of the stone temple against a plain background.
The temple is cast So all 108 match
The flat back of the temple with its recessed keyhole hanging slot.
A keyhole in the back Hangs as easily as it stands
The temple standing on a wooden cabinet at home.
Real stone in the base It weighs more than you expect

Seven inches, 1.2 kg.

Small enough for a desk or a bedside table, heavy enough that it feels like an object rather than an ornament.

The temple mounted on a wall above a console table.
On a wall, or a shelf Wherever you already pause

Keep Ganesha where life actually happens.

Not only in a traditional prayer room. Keep the shrine where you work, return home, pause, pray, or begin something new.

An everyday presence
A quiet presence in a living space you already use.
For a new beginning
A new home, a new venture, a new chapter.
To keep or to give
It arrives in a cotton potli, ready to be given.
Small enough to keep close
Seven inches tall, about three deep.

Work deskEntrance consoleBedside BookshelfPrayer spaceA new office

Beside the morning chai.
Beside the morning chai
On a study desk.
On a study desk
By the bed.
By the bed
By the door, with the keys.
By the door, with the keys
A minute before the day starts.
A minute before the day starts
Between the books.
Between the books
First light, on the balcony.
First light, on the balcony
Ready to give.
Ready to give
Two hands placing the temple onto a wall.

Hang it, or stand it.

There is a recessed keyhole slot in the flat back, so the temple goes on a wall as easily as it sits on a table, a shelf or a windowsill. The hibiscus and durva at Ganesha's feet are made by hand from paper, so they will look the same in five years as they do on the first day.

The flat back of the temple with its recessed keyhole hanging slot.
The keyhole slot, recessed into the flat back.
The temple held in one open hand, showing its seven inch scale.
Seven inches tall, about three deep.

Thoughtful down to the smallest offering.

Every element was chosen so the shrine feels complete from the moment you open the box.

Terracotta Ganesha
Painted terracotta, shaped by hand, inspired by the idea of discovering Ganesha in naturally occurring forms.
Stone-finish temple
A cast temple with a stone-inspired finish and real stone weighting the base. Presence without bulk.
Handmade hibiscus
Made from delicate crepe paper and removable, so you can arrange the offering as you prefer.
Handmade durva
Also handmade from crepe paper, completing the two offerings traditionally associated with Ganesha.
Cotton potli
Your shrine arrives in a printed cotton potli, protected with honeycomb paper wrapping inside a printed kraft box.
Your number, by hand
One of 108, written by hand and carrying our stamp.
Mahakatha access card
A card in the box carries the QR code and instructions for activating your complimentary year.
Ready to place
No assembly required. Unwrap it, choose your space, and make the shrine your own.
The temple beside its printed cotton potli, incense and beads.
It arrives in a printed cotton potli, ready to give.
Two hands placing the shrine onto a wooden shelf.
Unwrap it, choose your space, and it is done.

Dress it for the festival. Keep it all year.

A garland, a diya and a plate of modak, and it becomes the centre of the room. Take them away and it is still the thing on your desk in January.

With a marigold garland.
With a marigold garland
Modak, durva and a brass thali.
Modak, durva and a brass thali
Under a mango leaf toran.
Under a mango leaf toran
The Mahakatha Mantra Library shown on a tablet and a phone beside the shrine.

Included with your shrine

A free year of mantras comes with it.

Every shrine includes a full year of the Mahakatha Mantra Library. 280 mantras across 54 collections. Listen on your phone, tablet or laptop, download them, and play them anywhere.

₹2,499 a year on its own. You pay nothing extra for it.

  • 01280 mantras in 54 collections
  • 02Phone, tablet or laptop. Download and listen offline
  • 03Your year starts the day you activate, not the day you order
  • 04It does not renew. You are never charged again
Om Gan Ganapataye NamahMaha Mrityunjaya MantraOm Namah ShivayaOm Shanti MantraLakshmi Gayatri MantraShree Saraswati MantraHanuman Gayatri MantraShiva Rudra Gayatri MantraOm Mani Padme HumGreen Tara MantraMuladhara MantraAnahata Mantra
Sahasrara MantraSurya Namaskar MantraNirvana ShatakamPanchakshari MantraLakshmi Dhanaprapti MantraNeela Saraswati MantraOm Sarve Bhavantu SukhinahSoothing Om ChantDurge Smrita HarasiAmitabha MantraManjushri MantraOm Chanting for Yoga

Twenty-four of the 280+ mantras in the library.

Your Ganesha gives you a sacred space. Mahakatha gives that space a voice.

Carefully made. Carefully sent.

What happens between your order and the box arriving.

Packing
Each piece is packed by hand and dispatched within 48 hours.
India shipping
Free across India, reaching you in three to six days. Tracking is emailed on dispatch.
Transit damage
If it arrives damaged, write within 3 days with photographs and we will arrange a replacement.
Support
For any order or product help, write to drop@mahakatha.com.

From the Mahakatha community

What people tell us most often.

Across fourteen years of messages from listeners, the same themes come back again and again. This is a summary of them.

Calm
People describe feeling settled and less anxious while they listen.
Emotional release
Many write about grief or old weight softening after a while with the mantras.
A deeper connection
Listeners often say they feel closer to something larger than themselves.
Focus and clarity
Used while studying, working or meditating to steady the mind.
A daily ritual
Most often it becomes part of a morning or an evening, every day.
Positive energy
People report feeling lifted, and approaching the day differently.
The voice and the music
The singing and the arrangements are what people praise most.
Feeling looked after
Listeners mention the replies they get from our team by name.

These are recurring themes drawn from listener messages, not individual reviews, and they describe the mantras rather than the shrine. We make no claim that any object changes what happens in your life.

Created not merely to be displayed.

But to become a quiet reminder of what you want to welcome into your life.

On a wooden cabinet at home.Mounted above a console table.The hand-painted terracotta face.Seven inches, held in one hand.Its printed cotton potli.Three quarter view.Placing it onto a wall.The recessed keyhole slot.Seen from the front.One to keep, one to give.

From Prashant M, Founder, Mahakatha

Why this Ganesha means something to us.

Dear Friend,

Bring Ganesha Home was never supposed to be merchandise.

The idea first came to us while we were thinking about our small, intimate Mahakatha live experiences. We kept asking ourselves one question. What could someone take home from an experience like that?

Not a souvenir. Not something with our name printed on it. We wanted it to be something that could carry a little of the feeling home with you.

That thought stayed with me. The original moment passed, but the idea never really did. Eventually it became this: a Ganesha, a temple, a hibiscus, durva, and a small sacred space you could make your own.

There is another part of this story that makes the choice of Ganesha especially meaningful to me. More than two decades ago, long before Mahakatha existed, the first cassette album Preeti and I made together was a Ganesha album.

I did not plan that connection when we began creating this. I realised it later. And when I did, it felt obvious. Of course the first physical thing we made had to begin with Ganesha.

So we became a little unreasonable about the details. The form of Ganesha. The temple. The handmade hibiscus. The handmade durva. The potli. Even the way everything is discovered when the box is opened. There were easier ways to make almost every part of it. But we would have known. And because this was our first one, that mattered.

After a few days, I hope he stops feeling like something you purchased. I hope he simply feels like he belongs there.

On your desk. At the entrance to a new home. Beside your bed. In your prayer space. In an office where something new is beginning.

I am not going to tell you that bringing this Ganesha home will magically change your life. I do not believe in making promises like that. But I do believe objects can remind us of things. Of what matters. Of where we want our attention to return. Of faith. Of beginnings. And sometimes, of the feeling that we do not have to carry everything alone.

We have put an enormous amount of heart and work into this first release. If you choose to bring one home, your support means more to us than another order appearing on a screen. It tells us there is room for Mahakatha to keep making things with this kind of care. Things you can hold, experience, gift and make part of your everyday life.

We would genuinely love for you to have one. And if one of these Ganeshas finds a permanent corner in your life, all the work that went into making it will have been worth it.

Prashant M, Founder, Mahakatha

P.S. We made 108 pieces for this first release because we wanted the freedom to make the first edition carefully. If one of them feels right for your space, we would be very happy for you to have it.

Frequently asked questions.

Product, delivery and Mahakatha access questions in one place.

What exactly comes inside the box?

A painted terracotta Ganesha, a stone-finish temple, a handmade crepe-paper hibiscus, a handmade crepe-paper durva, a printed cotton potli, honeycomb wrap and a printed kraft box, your hand-written number with our stamp, an activation card, and one year of Mahakatha Mantra Library access.

Does the shrine require assembly?

No. It arrives ready to place. The hibiscus and durva are removable, so you may arrange them however you prefer.

Can I hang it on a wall?

Yes. There is a recessed keyhole slot in the flat back, so it hangs on a wall as easily as it stands on a surface.

Is Ganesha blessed?

No, and we will not tell you otherwise. This was made with care, and that is all we will claim.

Is the whole thing handmade?

The idol is shaped and painted by hand. The temple is cast, which is why all 108 temples match. The flowers are handmade from crepe paper.

Will every piece look exactly like the photographs?

Very close. Because several elements are handmade, slight variations in colour, texture and finish are natural, and they are part of the character of each piece.

Where can I keep it?

It was designed for everyday spaces: a work desk, entrance console, bedside, bookshelf, office, meditation corner, or an existing prayer space.

What does the Mahakatha access include?

One full year of unlimited Mahakatha Mantra Library access, 54 collections holding more than 280 mantras. The regular annual value is ₹2,499, and it is included with Bring Ganesha Home.

When does the complimentary year begin?

It begins when you activate access using the QR code and instructions included in your box, not on the day you order.

Does the Mahakatha access renew automatically?

No. There is no automatic renewal, and you will not be automatically charged when the complimentary year ends.

What if I already have Mahakatha access?

Write to drop@mahakatha.com after receiving your shrine and our team will help you with your complimentary year.

How should I clean it?

A soft, dry cloth only. Please avoid water or a damp cloth on the terracotta Ganesha, the temple and the handmade paper elements.

How long does delivery take?

Each piece is dispatched within 48 hours and usually reaches you in three to six days, depending on where you are. Tracking is shared after dispatch.

What if my shrine arrives damaged?

Email drop@mahakatha.com within 3 days of delivery with photographs of the damaged item and the packaging. We will arrange a replacement wherever possible, and issue a refund if replacement is not.

Can I return it if I change my mind?

This is a closed edition of 108, so there are no change-of-mind returns. Damage in transit is always covered.

Do you ship outside India?

Not for this edition. Bring Ganesha Home is available for delivery within India only.

Height
7 inches, about 3 deep
Made in
Pune, for Mahakatha, Bangalore
Delivery
Free across India, 3 to 6 days
Edition
108, numbered by hand

If this feels like yours, bring Ganesha home.

A new home. A new venture. A new chapter. Or simply a meaningful presence in a space you return to every day.

Bring Ganesha Home for ₹1,999

First edition of 108. GST and India shipping included. Damage in transit always covered.