Pandit Dattuji is a Krishna Yajur Vediya Kramapati. He had formal training at Sri Sarvaraya Ved Pathasala for about 10 years, and later trained Vedam to numerous students for 12 years at different Vedapathasalas in Karnataka, Delhi, and Andhra Pradesh. Dattuji has been with Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple since the inception of the temple in 2008. Panditji has about 20 years of experience in performing various karma vidhis including panchadasa karmas, pratishtanas, maha rudram, ati rudram, shata chandi, sowra yagam, veda parayana, and havans. Dattuji can speak Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Sanskrit, and English.