ige — have ▁Vit th ala ▁as ▁their ▁pres iding ▁de ity . ▁A ▁Vit th ales hw ara ▁temple ▁stands ▁at ▁Mul bag al , ▁K arn ata ka . ▁In ▁T amil ▁N adu , ▁Vit th ala ▁shr ines ▁are ▁found ▁in ▁S rir ang am , ▁Vitt al ap ur am ▁near ▁th ir up or ur ▁and ▁in ▁Tir un el vel i ▁district , ▁and ▁Then n ang ur , ▁G ov ind ap ur am ▁near ▁K umb ak on am ▁and ▁sculpt ures ▁are ▁also ▁found ▁in ▁Kan chi . ▁ ▁Leg end ▁▁ ▁Leg ends ▁regarding ▁V ith oba ▁usually ▁focus ▁on ▁his ▁dev ote e ▁P und al ik ▁or ▁on ▁V ith oba ' s ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁sav ior ▁to ▁the ▁poet - s ain ts ▁of ▁the ▁V ark ari ▁faith . ▁As ▁discussed ▁in ▁the ▁dev ot ional ▁works ▁section ▁above , ▁the ▁P und al ik ▁legend ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁S ansk rit ▁script ures ▁Sk anda ▁Pur ana ▁and ▁Pad ma ▁Pur ana . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁documented ▁in ▁Mar ath i ▁texts : ▁P and ur anga - M ah at my a ▁by ▁a ▁Bra h min ▁called ▁S rid h ara ; ▁another ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁written ▁by ▁Pra hl ada ▁Mah ar aj ; ▁and ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁ab hang as ▁of ▁various ▁poet - s ain ts . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁three ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁P und al ik ▁legend