Muniandi

Muniandi, also referred to as Munisvaran, is a Tamil rural guardian deity of plantations and estates, who has since been assimilated with Hinduism.

[1] He is regarded as a malevolent being who causes diseases, blights, and crop failures, who whose ill-will can be prevented by human veneration.

[2] He is also recognised as a divine attendant to a major South Indian rural deity, Mariamman.

He is believed to be one of 7 emanations created from Shiva's face, and promised to guard Mariamman and other Dravidian goddesses.

In Malaysia, Muniandi worship was started by Tamil migrants who had the Munis as their Kula Deivam.