The temple has been dedicated to Vishnu in his various as Janardana the Punisher , shown as a rigid , solemn-looking statue on the north vimana ; as Kesava the Radiant , after whom the temple is named but whose statue is missing from the central shrine ; and as Venugopala , the Krishna on the south shrine , with another Krishna as cowherd listening at his feet .
The temple was designed to help someone learn the religion .