Lord Vishnu is the Supreme God of Vaishnavism. He is also known as Narayana and Hari. As one of the five primary forms of God in the Smarta tradition, he is conceived as "the Preserver or the Protector". Praying to Lord Vishnu with a full heart has beneficial effects. A puja at these three Lord Vishnu temples is considered extremely auspicious. In Hindu sacred texts, Vishnu is usually described as having the dark complexion of water-filled clouds and having four arms. He is depicted as a pale blue being, as are his incarnations Rama and Krishna. Sarangapani Temple is a part of the 108 Divya Desams. It is also one of the Pancharanga Kshetrams. The pillars in the Ramaswamy Temple hall near the gopuram are sculpted with exquisite finesse depicting various episodes of the epic Ramayana. In the Chakrapani Temple, Lord Vishnu appears in the form of a discus or Chakra to put down the pride of Surya, who subsequently became his devotee. Like Lord Shiva, Lord Chakrapani has a third eye on his forehead.