na . ▁However , ▁even ▁the ▁Mah an ub h avas , ▁who ▁rose ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century ▁as ▁a ▁Kr ish na - wor sh ipping ▁sect , ▁not ▁only ▁dismiss ed ▁the ▁notion ▁that ▁V ith oba ▁is ▁Kr ish na ▁but ▁also ▁frequently ▁vil ified ▁V ith oba . ▁ ▁In ▁some ▁trad itions ▁though , ▁V ith oba ▁is ▁also ▁wor sh ipped ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁Sh iva . ▁The ▁D hang ars ▁still ▁consider ▁V ith oba ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁brother ▁of ▁the ▁god ▁V iro ba , ▁and ▁view ▁V ith oba ▁as ▁a ▁Sh a iva ▁god ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁Va ish n ava ▁one . ▁Under hill ▁propos es ▁that ▁the ▁shr ine ▁of ▁P and h arp ur ▁is ▁a ▁combined ▁form ▁of ▁V ish nu - Sh iva ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁Bh ag av ata ▁sect ▁that ▁wor ships ▁V ish nu - Sh iva — the ▁Lord , ▁which ▁is ▁what ▁b h ag av ata ▁means . ▁However , ▁for ▁the ▁chief ▁pri ests ▁of ▁the ▁P and h arp ur ▁temple — Bra hm ins ▁of ▁the ▁Bad va ▁family   — " ▁is ▁neither ▁ ▁nor ▁. ▁ ▁is ▁" ▁( IA ST ▁original ). ▁Despite ▁this , ▁some ▁pri ests ▁of ▁the ▁temple ▁point ▁to ▁marks ▁on ▁the ▁V ith oba ▁image ' s ▁ch est ▁as ▁proof ▁of ▁V ith oba ▁being ▁V ish nu , ▁in ▁his ▁form ▁as ▁Kr ish na