The presiding deity of the Guruvayur Temple is Vishnu, worshipped inside the shape of Krishna. The central icon is a 4-armed standing Krishna carrying the conch Panchajanya, the discus Sudarshana Chakra, the mace Kaumodaki and a lotus with a Holy basil garland. This photograph represents the majestic form of Vishnu as found out to Krishna's mother and father Vasudeva and Devaki across the time of Krishna's delivery; therefore Guruvayur is likewise known as "Dwarka of South India". he is currently worshipped according to exercises laid down through Adi Shankara and later written officially within the Tantric manner, the inter-spiritual religious motion that arose in medieval India, via Cennas Narayanan Nambudiri (born in 1427). The Cennas Nambudiris are the hereditary tantris (high priest) of the Guruvayur Temple.