▁a ▁Holy ▁bas il ▁gar land . ▁This ▁image ▁represents ▁the ▁maj estic ▁form ▁of ▁V ish nu ▁as ▁revealed ▁to ▁Kr ish na ' s ▁parents ▁Vas ude va ▁and ▁Dev aki ▁around ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Kr ish na ' s ▁birth ; ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁reason ▁why ▁Lord ▁is ▁wor sh ipped ▁in ▁his ▁baby ▁form . ▁Also , ▁the ▁temple ▁is ▁called ▁" D w ark a ▁of ▁South ▁India " ▁due ▁to ▁Kr ish na ' s ▁w ides p read ▁presence . ▁He ▁is ▁currently ▁wor sh ipped ▁according ▁to ▁rout ines ▁laid ▁down ▁by ▁Ad i ▁Sh ank ara ▁and ▁later ▁written ▁formally ▁in ▁the ▁T ant ric ▁way , ▁the ▁inter - rel ig ious ▁spiritual ▁movement ▁that ▁arose ▁in ▁medieval ▁India , ▁by ▁Ch enn as ▁Nar ay an an ▁N amb udi ri ▁( born ▁in ▁ 1 4 2 7 ). ▁The ▁Ch enn as ▁N amb ud ir is ▁are ▁the ▁her edit ary ▁tant ris ▁( high ▁priest ) ▁of ▁the ▁G ur uv ay ur ▁Temple . ▁ ▁The ▁temple ▁( pu ja ) ▁rout ines ▁are ▁strictly ▁followed . ▁The ▁Th anth ri ▁is ▁available ▁full - time ▁at ▁the ▁Temple ▁to ▁ensure ▁this . ▁The ▁M els anth i ▁( Ch ief ▁Pri est ) ▁enters ▁the ▁san ct um ▁san ctor um ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁and ▁does ▁not ▁drink ▁anything ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁" no on ▁wor ships " ▁at ▁ 1 2 : 3