Pandit Shri Shivamurthy Hindu Priest

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About Pandit Shri Shivamurthy Hindu Priest

Pandit Shri Shivamurthy joined Hindu Temple of Antelope Valley as a priest in February 2015. Before that, Panditji worked as a priest in Subramanya Swamy Temple in Bangalore, Karnataka for over 10 years. Panditji is an expert in performing various karma vidhis including Panchadasha karmas, Abhisheka, Homam and Alamkarana. Pandit Shivamurthyji is also knowledgeable in all auspicious pujas like Namakarana, Annaprashana, wedding, Thread ceremonies, Shanti puja, Homam, Satyanarayana puja, Grihapravesha puja, Vaastu puja etc. Panditji’s speciality is in the Smartha tradition. Panditji is well educated in Rigveda and Sanskrit sahitya. He studied vedas at Sringeri Sanskrit Pathshala, Karnataka for over 8 years and further studied Jyotish Shastra for 5 years at SMSP Sanskrit college , Udupi, Karnataka in India. He is well-versed in Kundali (horoscope) reading and Sankhya Shastra (numerology). Panditji completed his M.A in Sanskrit from Karnataka State Open university , Mysore, India and has a working experience in Purva Prayoga for 15 years and Jyotish for over 10 years. His mother tongue is Kannada and he knows Hindi and English.