▁sacred ▁bath ▁is ▁performed ▁to ▁the ▁fest ive ▁images ▁during ▁festiv als . ▁The ▁Pal li ar ai ▁is ▁the ▁sacred ▁chamber ▁where ▁the ▁fest ive ▁images ▁of ▁V ish nu ▁and ▁his ▁cons ort ▁are ▁hous ed ▁during ▁festiv als . ▁There ▁are ▁separate ▁shr ines ▁for ▁Sen ai ▁M ud ali ar ▁( the ▁general ▁of ▁V ish nu ' s ▁forces ), ▁N ard h ana ▁Kr ish na , ▁the ▁twelve ▁Az hw ars , ▁R ama , ▁Cons ort ▁of ▁pres iding ▁de ity ▁and ▁Th ay lap ura ▁N ay agi . ▁There ▁are ▁four ▁temple ▁t anks ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁temple , ▁with ▁the ▁largest , ▁N ity ap ush kar ani , ▁located ▁opposite ▁the ▁temple ▁meas uring ▁ ▁by ▁. ▁K she er ap ati ▁P ush kar ani , ▁B ho ot av ad an ▁and ▁M uth ak aram ▁are ▁other ▁three ▁t anks ▁of ▁the ▁temple . ▁ ▁As ▁per ▁a ▁legend , ▁the ▁original ▁structure ▁extended ▁up ▁to ▁seven ▁comp ounds ▁and ▁ 1 3 ▁miles ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁se ash ore . ▁The ▁r uling ▁Ch ola ▁r uler , ▁was ▁against ▁Va ish nav ism ▁and ▁wanted ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁temple . ▁An ▁ar dent ▁dev ote e ▁ple aded ▁to ▁V ish nu ▁to ▁appear ▁and ▁destroy ▁the ▁r uler . ▁V ish nu ▁was ▁un m oved ▁and ▁in ▁anger , ▁the ▁dev ote e ▁threw ▁a ▁disc us ▁at ▁the ▁image , ▁creating ▁a ▁scar