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	Since his weapon is the trident, Muneeswarar temples contain a trident placed in the ground. Lemons are often placed on the prongs of the trident. In most villages in India, the deity is a laid stone.{{Clarify\|date=May 2020}} When statues of Muneeswarar are used, they are painted with bright colors, in contrast to the black granite statues in other Indian temples. His statue is dressed in a [[dhoti]], unlike the statues of other gods.{{Citation needed\|date=May 2020}}		Since his weapon is the trident, Muneeswarar temples contain a trident placed in the ground. Lemons are often placed on the prongs of the trident. In most villages in India, the deity is a laid stone.{{Clarify\|date=May 2020}} When statues of Muneeswarar are used, they are painted with bright colors, in contrast to the black granite statues in other Indian temples. His statue is dressed in a [[dhoti]], unlike the statues of other gods.{{Citation needed\|date=May 2020}}

	Muneeswarar is generally worshipped either as a fierce god or a peaceful god; those who worship his fierce form offer him animal sacrifices like lamb and chicken. It is also said that Muneeswaran has seven main qualities, thus he is worshipped in seven main forms, which are Shivamuni, Mahamuni, Thavamuni, Nadamuni, Jadamuni, Dharmamuni and Vazhamuni. Jadamuni is especially popular. In the Caribbean however, especially in [[Trinidad and Tobago]] as well as [[Guyana]], he is locally called Munesh Prem Baba. <ref>{{Cite web\|title=Muneeswaran, Muniswaran Hindu God, Importance of Muneeswaran\|url=https://www.astroved.com/astropedia/en/gods/muneeswaran\|access-date=2020-12-06\|website=www.astroved.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Dhevee\|date=2017-05-30\|title=Muniswaran Gayatri Mantra\|url=https://www.dhevee.org/muniswaran-gayatri-mantra/\|access-date=2020-12-06\|website=Dhevee.org\|language=en-US}}</ref>		Muneeswarar is generally worshipped either as a fierce god or a peaceful god; those who worship his fierce form offer him animal sacrifices like lamb and chicken. It is also said that Muneeswaran has seven main qualities, thus he is worshipped in seven main forms, which are Shivamuni, Mahamuni, Thavamuni, Nadamuni, Jadamuni, Dharmamuni and Vazhamuni. Jadamuni is especially popular. In the Caribbean however, especially in [[Trinidad and Tobago]] as well as [[Guyana]], he is locally called Munesh Prem Baba.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Muneeswaran, Muniswaran Hindu God, Importance of Muneeswaran\|url=https://www.astroved.com/astropedia/en/gods/muneeswaran\|access-date=2020-12-06\|website=www.astroved.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Dhevee\|date=2017-05-30\|title=Muniswaran Gayatri Mantra\|url=https://www.dhevee.org/muniswaran-gayatri-mantra/\|access-date=2020-12-06\|website=Dhevee.org\|language=en-US}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

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{{short description|Hindu god}}
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{{Infobox deity
| type = Hindu
| image = Muneeswarar.jpg
| name = Muneeswarar
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| weapon = [[Trident|Trishūla]], [[Gada (weapon)|gada]], [[sword]]
| mount = Horse
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'''Muneeswarar''' (also spelled '''Munīswara''' or '''Munīshwaran''') is a [[Hindu]] god who is worshipped as a family deity in most [[Shaivite]] families in the Indian states of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Maharashtra]] and [[Karnataka]]. His name is a combination of "Muni", meaning ''saint'', and "Īshwara", meaning ''[[Shiva]],'' the highest of Hindu gods.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, the Highest Gods of Hinduism|url=https://www.hinduwebsite.com/HINDUISM/hindutrinity.asp|website=www.hinduwebsite.com|language=en-us|access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref>

==Worship==
Muneeswarar is worshipped in [[Karnataka]], [[Chittoor district|Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh]], [[Gudiyattam|Gudiyattam of Vellore district]], and the northern part of [[Tamil Nadu]] in [[India]], and more so in [[Malaysia]], [[Singapore]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]], [[Guyana]] and [[Suriname]], where there are many temples dedicated to him.{{According to whom|date=May 2020}} There are many small temples in the Central Province of Sri Lanka, where many Tamil-speaking people live. During the British colonial period, people brought the deity to Sri Lanka.

Since his weapon is the trident, Muneeswarar temples contain a trident placed in the ground. Lemons are often placed on the prongs of the trident. In most villages in India, the deity is a laid stone.{{Clarify|date=May 2020}} When statues of Muneeswarar are used, they are painted with bright colors, in contrast to the black granite statues in other Indian temples. His statue is dressed in a [[dhoti]], unlike the statues of other gods.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}

Muneeswarar is generally worshipped either as a fierce god or a peaceful god; those who worship his fierce form offer him animal sacrifices like lamb and chicken. It is also said that Muneeswaran has seven main qualities, thus he is worshipped in seven main forms, which are Shivamuni, Mahamuni, Thavamuni, Nadamuni, Jadamuni, Dharmamuni and Vazhamuni. Jadamuni is especially popular. In the Caribbean however, especially in [[Trinidad and Tobago]] as well as [[Guyana]], he is locally called Munesh Prem Baba. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Muneeswaran, Muniswaran Hindu God, Importance of Muneeswaran|url=https://www.astroved.com/astropedia/en/gods/muneeswaran|access-date=2020-12-06|website=www.astroved.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Dhevee|date=2017-05-30|title=Muniswaran Gayatri Mantra|url=https://www.dhevee.org/muniswaran-gayatri-mantra/|access-date=2020-12-06|website=Dhevee.org|language=en-US}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Muniandi]]
* [[List of Hindu temples]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120114170344/http://muniswarar.com/ Muniswarar.com - Online Ayya Temple]
* http://www.ruthrakali.org.sg/htmlfiles/muneeswaran.htm
* [http://srimuneeswarar.tripod.com/ Anbe Muneeswarar - site with a lot of information about Sri Muneeswarar]
* http://www.indiadivine.org/audarya/shakti-sadhana/445079-not-kateri-parmeshwari-dee-mata-2.html
* https://makemyservice.net/category/spiritual/

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