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Sri Govardhan Mayuram Ji
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16 Years in Business
Serving ZIP Codes:55311, 55369, 55569
From the Business:Sri Govardhan Mayuram hails from Tirupati and has mastered Krishna Yajur Veda. He had formal training in Vedas for 6 years at Bangalore and for 4 years in Tiruchanoor, different Veda patasalas. He also has passed Sanskrit up to Kavya examination and has received certificate (Poojarhata Patram ) from Pancharatra Agama Patasala. Having been brought up in a priest family, he is very well versed with temple rituals and learnt Alankara skills from his father and grandfather. He worked as a priest at his family temple Sri Pattabhirama temple, Chandragiri, Chitoor district for 4 years and more recently at Sri Srinivasa Temple, Mahalakshmi Layout Bangalore for last 3 years. He speaks Kannada, Telugu, and Tamil fluently and is learning to speak English.Read more

Sri Jignesh Joshi Ji
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16 Years in Business
Serving ZIP Codes:55311, 55369, 55569
From the Business:Sri Jignesh Joshi is a highly qualified Hindu priest and comes from a family of priests. His grandfather and his father are both priests and astrologers. He received formal training at ehe Vedant Sanskrit Patashala in Varanasi and has over sixteen years of experience in performing poojas and prathisthas, havans, yagnas and weddings. His is proficient in Gujarati, Marathi, Hindi and English. Devotees particularly appreciate his explanation of the details and significance of rituals and ceremonies that makes them more meaningful.Read more
Hindu Society Of Minnesota
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5 Years in Business
Serving ZIP Codes:55311, 55369, 55569
From the Business:Our mission is to provide a Hindu Mandir in the Twin Cities area and to bring into closer relation the members of the Hindu community in the State of Minnesota. Apart from performing all the Hindu festivals & rituals, We provide a forum for scholarly discussions of the Hindu philosophy and conduct and sponsor religious, spiritual, charitable, educational, social and cultural activities for the benefit of the Hindu community.Read more

Chief Priest Sri Ronur Murali Bhattar Ji
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16 Years in Business
Serving ZIP Codes:55311, 55369, 55569
From the Business:Chief Priest Sri Ronur Murali Bhattar is the 13th generation priest in his family. His formal religious training includes Pancharatra Agama for 3 years and Krishna Yajurveda poorva prayogam (vivaha, upanayanam, namakaranam, choula, annaprasana etc,) for 4 years in Gayatri Veda Patashale Kolar. He has performed Kumbhabhishekams in various parts of states in USA and other temples in USA as well as in India. Murali Bhattar has over 18 years of experience, prior to coming to our temple; he worked at Sri Ganehsa Temple in Nashville TN for 12 years. He is also well versed in Shaiva Sampradaaya poojas and north Indian rituals. He has very good experience in conducting ganapathi homa, auyushya homa sudarsana homa, rudra homa, mrityunjaya homa etc. He speaks Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and English.Read more

Serving ZIP Codes:55311, 55369, 55569
From the Business:Shri Gowri Sankar hails from Palur near Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu, India. He was trained in Shiva Agamam and Yajur Vedam at the Shri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati Viswa Mahavidyalaya. He has earned the Sivagama Chudamani certificate based on his proficiency in Sanskrit. In addition he is well versed in Thevaram and Thiruppugazh. He was a priest at the Thyagaraja Temple (Singaperumal Koil) and Ekambara Nathar Temple (Kanchipuram) for nearly 10 years. He also has expertise in the special decoration of deities and in various poojas. He is the most recent addition to our Temple and joined us in May, 2014.Read more

Priest Sri Balakrishna Sapkota
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15 Years in Business
Serving ZIP Codes:55311, 55369, 55569
From the Business:In Uttar Pradesh's Vrindaban, Al Krishna Sapkota was born. In India's Varanasi, Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya is where he earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in Darshan Shastra. In Varanasi, he has worked at the Radhakrishna and Hanuman temples, while in Vrindaban, he has done similar work at the Durga and Ganesh temples. He is skilled in executing a number of poojas, including Navaratri, Sathyanarayana, and Kubera Lakshmi, as well as pathas such as Bhagavata, Ramchariti Manas, and Durga Saptashati, Karmakandas, and Aaratis. He speaks Sanskrit, Hindi, and English.Read more

Sri Gowtham Narayan Ji
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16 Years in Business
Serving ZIP Codes:55311, 55369, 55569
From the Business:Gowtham Narayan is a Dwivedi and has mastered both Yajur veda and Atharvana Veda.He has 10.5 years of formal veda patasala learning of Yajur Veda and 2 years of Atharvana Veda. He has considerable experience in performing both poorva prayoga and Apara (last rites) karyaas and is well versed with North Indian rituals as well. He can recite by heart most of Yajur Veda with Akshara Shuddham and Swara Shuddham. He is very well versed with panchayathana pooja, mahanyasa, navagraha pooja, sankasti pooja, pradosha pooja, sathyanarayana pooja, vaasthu pooja, udakhashanthi, sapthashathi parayana (chandi), punyaha, navagraha homam, gana homam, chandi homam, gruhapravesha, rudra kramarchana, veda parayana, veda teaching and many kinds of shantis. Gowtham is from Sagar(havyaka), Karnataka. He speaks Kannada, Hindi, English, Sanskrit fluently and Tamil, Telugu.Read more
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Guiding Life’s Sacred Moments with Astrology and Rituals by Pradeep Archakam
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Beyond the Puja: Why Choosing a Vidwan, M.A. Qualified Hindu Priest Ensures Authentic Rituals and Custom-Fit Ceremonies
Authority and Expertise: The Mark of a True Purohit For ceremonies that carry deep spiritual weight, expertise matters. The title Vidwan signifies profound scholarship, and an M.A. qualification underlines mastery of relevant texts and principles. Vidwan. Pdt Sridhara Bhattar
