Elements of Hindu Iconography v4.c31.2

v4.c31.2

FOR the protection of the towns and villages from evil deities and from bad men, the shrine of the Kshētrapāla should be in the north-east corner of the town or village, the image of the Kshētrapāla being set up and pūjā offered to it systematically. It is best (uttama) for the shrine to face the west; it may face the south, but it is not very good to do so (madhyama) and to make it face the east is the worst (adhama).