The shrine of Sri Varadarajaswami is
an independent shrine located on the eastern side of the vimana.
The
idol of Sri Varadarajaswami faces the West and is in a standing posture, with
a disc and conch in the upper right and left hands respectively. The lower
right hand is in the Abhaya pose and the lower left, in the Katyavalambika
pose.
The
name Varadaraja is given to this form of Sri Maha Vishnu as he is believed to
be the giver of boons.
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