History of Munishwara

Image: Taiping's 'Om Sakthi Sivanantha Arulantha Muneeswarar' temple. Design is similar to the Sapta Muni-s in Tiruvaṇṇāmalai’s Pacaiyamman temple, Tamiḻ Nāḍu

The worship of Munīśvara is widespread across India and its diaspora across the globe. As a folk deity, His references are rooted in oral tradition which is passed on verbally. As such, the history and whereabouts of this deity has myriad of versions and distortions to it.