English: Moola Rama and Moola Sita deities were crafted by Vishwakarma for the purpose of daily pooja of Chaturmukha Brahma. After worshipping them for a long time, Chaturmukha Brahma handed over to Jabalamuni for the benefit of the world. They were then worshipped by Shiva and Parvati Devi, who handed them over to Daksha Prajeshwara. The Saint Soubhari worshipped these idols which once again reached Satyaloka. Vyvaswan then earned these idols through penance from whom they reached the hands of his son Vyvaswatha Manu.

King Ikshvaku of the Surya dynasty made these idols as his kuladevathas and worshipped them. His descendents in the dynasty, Mandhatha, Anaranya, Thrishanku, Harischandra, Sagara, Bhageertha, Ambareesha, Dilipa and other emperors also worshipped these idols. Then the emperor Dasharatha worshipped them with great devotion. He named his eldest son Rama after the name of tha idol which became known as "Moola Rama" from then onwards.

Sita devi, Lakshmana and Jambavantha worshipped the idols of Moola Sita Rama. Then Lord Rama gave these idols for worship to one Vedagarbha, his devotee who was longing for the darshan of the Lord. After worshipping them for some years, Vedagarbha returned them to Sri Rama. Then for the period from Tretha-yuga to Dwapara-yuga, these Idols were worshipped by Hanumantha. When Bhimasena met Hanumantha in the course of his search for Sougandhika Pushpa.

Hanumantha gave these idols to Bhimasena and advised him to continue them in his next incarnation as Shri Madhvacharya in Kaliyuga. Then Pandavas and all the rulers up to Kshemaka worshipped these idols before they reached the treasury of Gajapathis, the Kalinga rulers. These idols got through Shri Narahari Tirtha, the disciple of Shri Madhvacharya and worshipped by Acharya are very ancient, popularly known as "Chaturyuga Murthis". There are references about their glorious past in Vasistha Ramayana, Adhyatma Ramayana and Markandeya Purana.

Shri Madhvacharya handed these Moola Rama and Moola Sita Devi deities to Shri Padmanabha Tirtha and it continued in the lineage. At present these Moola Rama and Moola Sita Devi deities are in Shri Uttaradi Matha.