▁V ith oba ▁is ▁wor sh ipped ▁and ▁rever ed ▁by ▁most ▁Mar ath is , ▁but ▁he ▁is ▁not ▁popular ▁as ▁a ▁k ul dev ta ▁( family ▁de ity ). ▁The ▁main ▁temple ▁of ▁V ith oba , ▁which ▁includes ▁a ▁distinct , ▁additional ▁shr ine ▁for ▁his ▁cons ort ▁Rak hum ai , ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁P and h arp ur . ▁In ▁this ▁context , ▁P and h arp ur ▁is ▁affection ately ▁called ▁" B hu - V a ik un tha " ▁( the ▁place ▁of ▁residence ▁of ▁V ish nu ▁on ▁earth ) ▁by ▁dev ote es . ▁Dev ote es , ▁from ▁across ▁Mah ar as ht ra , ▁K arn ata ka ▁and ▁Tel ang ana , ▁have ▁visited ▁V ith oba ' s ▁central ▁temple ▁at ▁P and h arp ur , ▁since ▁the ▁times ▁of ▁D ny an esh war ▁( 1 3 th ▁century ). ▁ ▁Two ▁distinct ▁trad itions ▁revol ve ▁around ▁the ▁worship ▁of ▁V ith oba ▁in ▁Mah ar as ht ra : ▁rit ual ▁worship ▁inside ▁the ▁temple ▁by ▁the ▁Bra h min ▁pri ests ▁of ▁the ▁Bad va ▁family ; ▁and ▁spiritual ▁worship ▁by ▁the ▁V ark aris . ▁The ▁rit ual ▁worship ▁includes ▁five ▁daily ▁r ites . ▁First , ▁at ▁about ▁ 3   am , ▁is ▁an ▁ar ati ▁to ▁aw aken ▁the ▁god , ▁called ▁. ▁Next ▁comes ▁the ▁, ▁a ▁pu ja ▁that ▁includes ▁a ▁bath ▁with ▁five ▁( pan cha