The lack of space in our compact homes needs us to make some sacrifices. Lately, a pooja room is getting more and more difficult to incorporate in a new home. That’s because, unlike older apartments, the new ones do not always have a dedicated space to create a space of worship. But even if your apartment does not have a pooja room, worry not! We have some very practical and pretty wooden pooja mandir designs for home that are both traditional yet perfect for modern flats.

An Indian home is incomplete without a mandir. So, browse through our best wooden temple design ideas and pick ones that you like.

Which Wood Is Best for a Pooja Room?

When it comes to the choice of material for pooja room designs, different materials may come and go. But wooden pooja mandir designs for your home can stand the test of time and forever remain a desi favourite. The main wood varieties used in a wooden mandir design include, but are not limited to, teak wood, sheesham wood and mango wood. Sheesham wood or rosewood is considered the most auspicious, according to Vastu Shastra.

Pro Tip

However, if you wish to stick with a tight budget or make an eco-friendly choice, you can always opt for an engineered wooden mandir design without compromising on the look.  

 

Latest Wooden Pooja Mandir Designs for Homes

#1: Pooja Room Designs in Wood With Geometric Patterns

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The back panel here is made of wooden pattis

Have an empty corner in your living room? Then consider this wooden temple design for your home, featuring a platform for the murti and a back panel with geometric patterns. The area is also amped up with temple bells and a bright pendant light. Additionally, the back panel of this wooden temple for home is made of wooden pattis that give it a zigzag, unique texture. 

#2: Try a Stone Wall for Your Wooden Mandir Design for Home Interiors

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Turn a niche into your pooja corner 

The partition wall is mighty useful to set up a mandir. In fact, what makes this wooden devghar design stand out is the choice of design elements. The stone-clad accent wall adds visual interest to this space. The look is complete with a wooden panelling on the ceiling and a high wooden platform.  

Pro Tip 

The mandir should always have a foundation above the ground and should not be placed directly on the floor.

#3: Make a Statement With Intricate Jaali in Wooden Pooja Mandir Designs for Your Home

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Marble and wood is one of the most popular combinations for pooja rooms

Who doesn’t love beautiful jaali designs? Using these intricate patterns for your wooden pooja mandir designs for home will make for a perfect temple. Have a look at this design. The combination of white marble and light wood for this mandir has been brought to life by this exquisite jaali. The best part about jaali frames is that they allow air circulation while giving you partial visibility too! 

Also Read: 15 Elegant Home Temple Design Ideas That Are Perfect for Your Pooja Room

#4: A Floating Modern Wooden Devghar Design

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Want extra storage? Opt for a unit with drawers and cabinets

This is for those who absolutely do not have space and are looking for simple wooden pooja mandir designs for home. This light wood floating unit has a big cabinet for the murti and small drawers for storage. To add a little drama, we have opted for jaali shutters. This is also very useful because it allows you to light incense sticks and diyas without worrying about fire accidents.

Pro Tip

If the rest of your home has a Scandinavian aesthetic, this is the wooden devghar design you should consider.  

#5: Wall-Mounted Dark Wooden Mandir Design for Home 

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A mandir like this mimics a real temple in style and proportion 

Have a compact home but don’t like minimal designs? Check out this floating wooden temple design for your home. Made with dark wood, this mandir is traditional with the gopura on top. Notice how there are also small open shelves to keep the pooja room items? 

Pro Tip

This wooden pooja unit design would fit right into a space that has traditional Indian decor or a design style that’s heavy on warm wooden finishes.  

#6: Wooden Pooja Mandir Designs for Your Home With a Swing

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Use glass in your mandir unit to create an illusion of space

This one-wall wooden mandir design that comes integrated with a swing is one of the most unique ones in our collection. The polished solid wood beams with intricate jaali details extend to the swing, showing off the craftsmanship. Glass panes have been used for the shutters and on the side of the pooja room to create an illusion of space. Don’t miss the design continuity here that extends to the swing as well. 

#7: Simple Wooden Home Mandir Design With Rafters & Lighting

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The glam backsplash for this temple is a shimmering wallpaper

Lighting plays an important role in glamming up simple wooden pooja mandir designs for home. This modern wooden mandir design has been brightly lit with recessed lights in the wooden rafters.

Additionally, the shimmering gold wallpaper accentuates this simple design, while being reasonably affordable. This pooja corner shows us that you don’t need a fat budget for home interiors if you have the right imagination! 

#8: Elaborate Wooden Carvings in Pristine White

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Opt for brass murtis and decor items to add a pop of colour to the white setup

Looking for a big-sized wooden mandir design for your spacious home? Then this should be it. The wooden platform with a white laminate finish is for placing the murtis.

The star of this one-wall mandir is the wooden jaali design, with evocative traditional carvings. In addition, the temple-style brass lamps and bells help break the monotony of white.    

#9: A Simple Wooden Shelf Mounted on an Accent Wall

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Use green to make your mandir serene

If you are not into a big and bold wooden pooja ghar design, then this simple pooja corner may work well for you. Installed into a wall niche, it features only a wooden shelf, bells and lamps. The green wallpaper with plant motifs breathes life into the space and evokes a sense of calm. Isn’t green the perfect colour for a mandir?  

Also Read: 5 Wooden Mandir Designs That Are Perfect for Traditional Pooja Rooms

#10: Wooden Pooja Mandir Designs for Your Home With Ample Storage

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Curtains can be used to close the mandir from view

The dead space in the passageway of this home has been cleverly converted into a mandir. The high wooden platform with a white top for the murtis has cabinets for storage too. Additionally, this wooden mandir design also features a simple wooden panel in the centre. Instead of doors, we have plush white curtains to close the pooja corner from view. This is especially useful for believers who can draw curtains to help their deities enter their resting phase.

#11: A Simple Wooden Mandir Design for Your Home With a Contrasting Colour Palette

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Orange is a vastu-approved colour for mandirs

If you already have a pop-coloured wall in your home, you can convert it into a mandir, like this one. The wooden floating unit with a grey back panel complements the vastu-compliant orange colour palette beautifully. There are also open shelves and drawers for storage. If you’d like, you can also add temple bells to add an extra dose of divinity.    

#12: A Simple Wooden Pooja Mandir Design for Home With a Jaali Partition

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Wooden jaalis add warmth to the place

This wooden temple design is for those who like to separate the place of worship from the hustle and bustle of their home. A wooden jaali is used as a partition; the jaali work continues to form a ceiling ledge too. The murti is placed on a wooden stage with gold detailing. The entire look of the room has been made complete with the use of temple bells.  

#13: A Compact and Minimal Floating Wooden Temple for Your Home

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A compact mandir design for compact spaces

Save space with elegant and simple wooden pooja mandir designs for home. Featuring open and closed shelves, the upper area is where you place the murti in this pooja unit. You can also dab it with pretty patterns to make it stand out.

#14: A Floating Wooden Temple in an Empty Corner

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Niches are a great spot to work in a mandir

The customised partition in this home has a veneer finish for a seamless look. This partition segregates the living and dining areas, thereby creating a wall niche that houses the mandir. Incredibly space efficient, it has a jaali back panel and a floating console to place the murtis.

#15: A Simple Wooden Devghar Design With a Stylish Grey Backdrop

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A sophisticated pooja room design for the urban desi

If you prefer urbane and chic interiors, consider this stylish home temple design. The stone wall with a dash of marble in the centre takes the aesthetic up a notch. In addition, the floating console unit takes care of the storage.  

#16: A Traditional Wooden Temple With Bells

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See how the doors of this mandir are studded with bells!

A pooja room implies traditional designs for some. If you are one of them, pick this solid wooden mandir design that simply oozes Indian-ness. The bells fixed to the shutters are reminiscent of temples. Moreover, the bottom half of the unit allows for ample storage space too. 

#17: A Wooden Platform Mandir Design With an Etched-Glass Back Panel

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Set the right ambience with diyas and bells

This pooja room design has a wooden platform with a white marble top and a glass back panel. In fact, the back panel is etched with traditional motifs, setting just the right ambience for the place. Along with the brass bells and diyas, a stylish pendant light adds to the look of the wooden mandir design. 

#18: Fluted Wooden Pooja Mandir Designs for Your Home

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The wallpaper and lighting goes perfectly with the wooden mandir

This temple design shows you how to go contemporary with wood. The fluted design is a modern twist on traditional wood. Additionally, the floral wallpaper and wall lights add to the beauty of the space.

#19: A Wooden Temple Design Within a Niche

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We love the unique but stunning combination of wood and mint green

When space is scarce, niches are your answer! If you have a niche or a corner in your home, your designer can help customise a wooden home mandir design that perfectly fits into the space. To further elevate the look, opt for an accent wall.

#20: A Traditional Mandir With a Wooden Partition

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Pooja units with backlighting look divine!

A wooden partition is the easiest way to ensure privacy for your pooja unit, especially when it’s situated in a high-traffic area like the dining room. And while wood adds old-world charm, opt for some backlighting for a modern touch.

Vastu Direction for Pooja Rooms

In Vastu Shastra, the location of the pooja room is of utmost importance. In fact, according to Vastu Shastra experts, the most ideal direction for the placement of a pooja room is northeast, followed by north and east respectively.

It might also be interesting to note that the face of the idol should be facing west, while the face of the worshipper should be in the east. While a pooja room facing the west direction is still acceptable, it’s recommended to avoid a south-facing pooja room.

Factors to Consider While Buying a Mandir Design for Your Homes

While selecting a pooja mandir design for your home, you should look out for these factors:

  • The Size: The size depends on the space you can spare for a dedicated pooja unit
  • The Material: If you’re looking to complete your pooja room design within a low budget, we suggest opting for materials like MDF, laminate, HDF-HMR which are also low-maintenance
  • The Colour: While choosing the colour of your mandir design, keep two things in mind. The first should be choosing a vastu-compliant colour, and the second should be choosing a colour that blends well with the dominant colour palette of your home

Mistakes to Avoid While Deciding the Placement of Wooden Temples

While there are many things you need to get right when you’re designing a wooden mandir for your deities, here are the top 5 things you cannot afford to get wrong:

  1. Avoid placing your mandir unit near a toilet as it’s considered disrespectful and unsanitary
  2. Avoid placing a mandir unit in your bedroom. However, if there’s no option, conceal it to avoid direct eye contact
  3. Avoid placing family heirlooms, ancestral pictures and similar items in your wooden temple if you want your home to be a vastu-compliant paradise
  4. Avoid placing damaged idols or broken glass mirrors as they’re considered inauspicious and can affect your well-being

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How Can Livspace Help You?

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