The temple complex includes over 50 shrines. These are dedicated to Vishnu, Lakshmi as well as various Vaishnava scholars and poets. The shrines to Vishnu display him in his various avatars, as well as his iconography. For example, the Ranganathaswamy temple shrines and symbolism include those to Chakkarathazhwar, Narasimha, Rama, Hayagreeva and Gopala Krishna.