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belief, a kshetrapala is the guardian deity of consecrated land or farmland. Kshetrapala became a generic name applied to deities associated with a piece or parcel of land, or a particular region (Sanskrit:
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composed of snakes. They carry a sword and a shield, and are often featured with
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Gujarat
Rajasthan
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gunas
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Shaiva
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Dikpala
Ayyanar
A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: Etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to Greek, Latin, Gothic, German, Anglo-Saxon, and other cognate Indo-European Languages By Monier Williams
The Illustrated Dictionary of Hindu Iconography
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