The Alvars were a mystical sect who worshipped this figure, and devotees of this figures followed scholars such as Ramanujacharya and Chaitanya, the latter of whom founded the Gaudiya school. Those devotees of this figure revered the Bhagavata Purana. The Vijayanagaras built the Ranganatha temple dedicated to this deity at Srirangam, and this deity possesses a conch called Panchajanya.  He is depicted resting on Ananta, and he uses the naga-hatin
The Alvars were a mystical sect who worshipped this figure, and devotees of this figures followed scholars such as Ramanujacharya and Chaitanya, the latter of whom founded the Gaudiya school. Those devotees of this figure revered the Bhagavata Purana. The Vijayanagaras built the Ranganatha temple dedicated to this deity at Srirangam, and this deity possesses a conch called Panchajanya.  He is depicted resting on Ananta, and he uses the naga-hating Garuda as his mount. He is yet to descend onto the earth in his form as Kalki. For 10 points, identify this God who took on the form of a fish, a turtle, and seven other beings, a member of the Trimurti who is known as the "preserver God" of Hinduism.
The Alvars were a mystical sect who worshipped this figure, and devotees of this figures followed scholars such as Ramanujacharya and Chaitanya, the latter of whom founded the Gaudiya school.
Vishnu 