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Tradition says
Svayambhu means the image is held not to have been made or installed by anyone.
Historians say
Five images with distinct ritual functions. The Moolavirat, over eight feet tall, is fixed and held to be svayambhu - self-manifesting. Bhoga Srinivasa receives the daily rituals; Malayappa Swami is the processional image carried on the vahanams at Brahmotsavam.