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The appropriate method of deity worship of Lord Vishnu has been elaborately descibed in Nitya written by Sri Ramanujacharya.

Annamacharya here sings the essence in the following verse which salutes the nityas and muktas along with Lord Vishnu at Vaikuntam.

Kurmadin divyalokam tadanumanimayam mantapam tatrasesam

tasmin dharmadi pidham tadupari kamalam camarag rahinisca

Vishnu devih bhusaganayudhamuragam paduke vainateyam

senesam dvarapalan kumuda mukhaganan visnubhaktam prapadye

savramanngala murtaye saparivaraya srimate narayanayanamah

sriman narayana caranau saranam prapadye srimate narayanaya namah

I salute Lord Narayana in the form of tortoise bearing on its back the entire universe. I pay salutations the fourteen worlds of the universe including the earth. I salute the entire Vaikunta, the mantap studded with jewels the base of the four pillars of the mantap representing dharma, jnana, vairagya, aishwarya, the body of the pillars representing adharma. Ajnana, avairagya, anaishwarya sesha within the mantap. The lotus flower in the middle of sesha the eight ladies standing on the eight petals offering the service of chamara (fanning) the Lord. The supreme Lord who is seated at the centre of the lotus along with the consorts  Sri Bhu Neela the acharyas on the left side, the dress and the ornaments worn by the lord such as silk cloth crown earrings waist belt and weapons of the Lord such as the conch, discuss, mace, bow, sword lotus the paduka of the lord. Vainateya (garuda) Vishvaksena guards at the doorway such as Chanda prachanda, bhadra subhadra dhatra vidhatra jaya vijaya guarding the doors of vaikuntam in the four directions, the other armed guards protecting the directions of Vaikuntam. The other devotees of Lord Vishnu such as nityas and muktas. I  salute the auspicious form of Lord Sriman Narayana with all the paraphenalia.