▁a ▁dark ▁young ▁boy , ▁standing ▁arms ▁ak im bo ▁on ▁a ▁brick , ▁sometimes ▁accompanied ▁by ▁his ▁main ▁cons ort ▁Rak hum ai . ▁ ▁V ith oba ▁is ▁the ▁focus ▁of ▁an ▁essentially ▁mon othe istic , ▁non - rit ual istic ▁b h ak ti - dri ven ▁V ark ari ▁faith ▁of ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁and ▁the ▁Har idas a ▁faith ▁of ▁K arn ata ka . ▁V ith oba ▁Temple , ▁P and h arp ur ▁is ▁his ▁main ▁temple . ▁V ith oba ▁leg ends ▁revol ve ▁around ▁his ▁dev ote e ▁P und al ik ▁who ▁is ▁cred ited ▁for ▁bringing ▁the ▁de ity ▁to ▁P and h arp ur , ▁and ▁around ▁V ith oba ' s ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁sav iour ▁to ▁the ▁poet - s ain ts ▁of ▁the ▁V ark ari ▁faith . ▁The ▁V ark ari ▁poet - s ain ts ▁are ▁known ▁for ▁their ▁unique ▁genre ▁of ▁dev ot ional ▁ly ric , ▁the ▁ab hang , ▁dedicated ▁to ▁V ith oba ▁and ▁composed ▁in ▁Mar ath i . ▁Other ▁dev ot ional ▁literature ▁dedicated ▁to ▁V ith oba ▁includes ▁the ▁K ann ada ▁h ym ns ▁of ▁the ▁Har idas a ▁and ▁the ▁Mar ath i ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁generic ▁a art i ▁songs ▁associated ▁with ▁rit uals ▁of ▁offering ▁light ▁to ▁the ▁de ity . ▁The ▁most ▁important ▁festiv als ▁of ▁V ith oba ▁are ▁held ▁on ▁Sh ay ani ▁Ek ad ashi ▁in ▁the ▁month