Kshetrapala

Kshetrapala (Sanskrit: क्षेत्रपाल, romanized: Kṣetrapāla) is a guardian deity featured in Indian religions.

In Hindu belief, a kshetrapala is the guardian deity of consecrated land or farmland.

[1] Kshetrapala became a generic name applied to deities associated with a piece or parcel of land, or a particular region (Sanskrit: Kṣetra).

Their shrines are commonly present in the north-east corner of a village or a town.

They possess fangs in their mouths and wear a sacred thread composed of snakes.