Best Hindu Priest in Redding, CA

He performed our Gujarati wedding ceremony, he has very good and deep knowledge of hindu rituals. He explained all the Sanskrit shaloka and vidhi in Hindu rituals in very concise manner. He is very punctual and had carried all the things which needed for the ceremony. very clear and good communication.

Priest Gaurang was very accommodating and willing to work with us to ensure that the rituals we wanted were included while keeping in mind overall timing. He was able to offer his advice and suggestions when we were unsure of details. He was great at explaining to our guests the significance of each ritual which helped make the ceremony more enjoyable and interesting for those who had never attended an Indian wedding before. Overall, great priest if you are looking for someone a bit younger and willing to be flexible with your needs.

Working with Gaurang ji leading up to the wedding was smooth and easy. He is a modern priest who was easily accessible but also knowledgeable in leading a traditional ceremony.

We had a wonderful experience working with Bay area Hindu Priest Gaurang Pandya. His professionalism and flexibility was exceptional. He was accommodating with all of our requests, and worked with us to make sure that our parents were satisfied with the ceremony. We would absolutely recommend him.

We had to find a Hindu priest roughly 2 weeks before our wedding day and we felt so lucky that we found Gaurang ji. He was always quick to respond and walked us through the ceremony making note of the changes that we wanted to make. He was able to provide a detailed list of what we needed to bring and was able to bring most things himself. The ceremony was beautiful and perfect.

Gaurang Pandit ji is very professional and flexible. He patiently worked with us and designed everything as per our needs. The wedding was perfect as we envisioned it. The audience totally enjoyed and liked the way Pandit ji explained all the rituals.

Everything was perfect and we highly recommend Hindu Priest Gaurang ji. He took the time to adjust to our needs and explained everything to our guests, which made their experience even better!

Gaurang ji gave us our dream ceremony which allowed for both of our families and friends to understand every step of the ceremony & enjoy the special moments. He was truly the greatest!

Bay area Hindu Priest Gaurang was amazing. I am Hindu and my husband is Jewish. We had a combined ceremony with both a Hindu Priest and Jewish Rabbi in about 50 minutes. Priest Gaurang worked with us to make a script that worked for both of our religions. He was very knowledgeable in fusion ceremonies and was flexible in the way we wanted it to run. He was very engaging throughout the ceremony and he made the guests laugh a lot. He organized our Whatsapp sessions to make sure we were on a good schedule and truly wanted to make sure our big day was special for us. Thank you Priest Gaurang!!!

Gaurang ji was an excellent priest for our wedding. He was respectful, knowledgeable, clear in communication, and rooted in values and traditions- he also showed flexibility. He ensured we did the ceremony properly to celebrate our heritage and met with us several times to get to know us and help with any questions we had. Our family will definitely continue having Gaurang ji lead any special wedding days in the future!

We asked Priest Gaurang to do the wedding ceremony of our daughter in Cancun, Mexico. Our first experience with a destination wedding and we were doing a Hindu ceremony in a foreign country! The priest conducted a beautiful ceremony, took care of all the arrangements and explained the ceremony very well to the bride and groom and all the participants and attendees. It was a seamless no hassle experience and we were extremely pleased with everything.

Gaurang Pandit-ji was a wonderful priest. His response time for response is essentially 0 seconds. He was available for phone/Whatsapp calls during off-business hours. He was also incredibly flexible with the ceremony, and was willing to include/exclude any portions so that the ceremony was to our liking. He's also just a nice human.

Highly recommend Priest Gaurang Pandya. Very easy to talk to. He walked us through the entire ceremony prior to event and during ceremony. No prior knowledge of Hindu weddings was needed. Our guests loved Priest Gaurang Pandya.

Hindu Priest Gaurang Pandya performed a beautiful ceremony for our destination wedding in Lake Tahoe, NV, . He is a very jolly and polite person who created an authentic and memorable experience. His stories and personal touches made the ceremony unique and engaging for all our guests. Our family and friends couldn’t stop raving about him. We had multiple Whatsapp calls to review the ceremony script, and Priest Gaurang Pandya was incredibly helpful in explaining each part, especially for my husband, who is not Hindu. We couldn't have asked for a better officiant for our special day.

Best Hindu Priest in the USA. Hindu Priest Gaurang Pandya ji is a very good person and he has very good knowledge about Hindu culture and rituals. He has performed Satyanarayana and House warming pooja in our house. He is very knowledgeable and conducts all the rituals with complete devotion. We liked the way he tries to explain each and every thing while performing any pooja which you rarely see any priest doing. We highly recommend him if you are planning to perform any ritual/pooja at your house.

Very reasonable priest who is willing to help you... Good experience.. Highly recommended for all.. Great experience.. Huge details. Best priest and puja service..

My new Wife and I cannot express how pleased we were with Priest Gaurang Pandya Ji. Upon meeting him we quickly booked his services. He was personable, attentive and easy to work with. The ceremony we created was exactly what I had envisioned. It was sweet, sincere and personal and all of our guests raved about it! We highly recommend Pandit ji.

Bay area Hindu Priest Gaurang Pandya ji was amazing not only during our wedding ceremony, but also prepping for the ceremony beforehand. He was extremely prompt in his responses toward any questions we had. He also took out time to speak with our parents to explain wedding ceremony details/timeline. He came early on our wedding day to set up for the ceremony and stayed until vidaai was completed. He made sure all of our ceremonies were beautifully completed. He did not rush us one bit, but also made sure we stayed within the timeframe we had discussed prior to our wedding. We could not have asked for a better priest to help us tie the knot! Thanks

Priest Gaurang Pandya ji officiated our wedding a few weeks ago and helped us along the way with everything. He meticulously gave us a list of everything we needed so there would not be any last minute issues. The ceremony itself which he performed was very thorough and enjoyable. At every step he made sure the why of it in a very easy to grasp and entertaining way. He was also naturally interacting with our guests during the ceremony making it very enjoyable for them too. Would definitely recommend his services to our friends

Hindu Priest Gaurang Pandya performed a very well organized Vastu shanti puja and havan at my home last week. He was very meticulous and explained the prominence. We are extremely happy with him. Everything happened on time. I highly recommend Priest Gaurang Pandya.

Hindu Priest Gaurang Pandya is very easy to work with. He has a very modern approach to something that is very traditional. He is systematic in his work. He also makes sure that everyone understands the meaning behind the rituals that he performs. He is very polite. Thank you for being such an integral part of our auspicious day!

It was such a pleasant experience getting Gruha Pravesh / House Warming Pooja done by Hindu Priest Gaurang Pandya. He arrived on time, communicated beforehand about all the materials and also offered help to get material if it was hard for me to find. He got some extra Pooja plates as backup at no extra cost. Most importantly we never had such a good experience. He explained all mantras in a modern way and we felt so happy and all the rituals were done in such a good manner. After many years we could have someone who arranged the Pooja so well and so perfectly. We will always have him come and do the Pooja for us.

We had a Satyanarayan Katha and a Hawan today at our home and Panditji was simply amazing. Panditji took his time to explain to us every step of the prayer and made it really entertaining. At no time did we feel rushed and really enjoyed every bit of the puja. Panditji is very knowledgeable and takes his time with the puja. I will highly recommend him to anybody.

We had Mr. Gaurang Pandya as our Hindu Priest for our wedding. He was so easy to work with. He was extremely understanding and flexible with any last-minute changes we had. He was also flexible about which rituals to include in the actual ceremony and he did a more modern version of the vows, which we really appreciated. He was on time and he even brought the supplies that we would need for the puja and wedding ceremony. Thank you so much for everything for our wedding and puja. We are so happy that we found you.

Panditji came to our house for Satyanarayan pooja. He initially sent me a concise list of things needed for the pooja. He was punctual on the day of pooja, arriving ahead of time to set up everything so pooja could start on time. We have two young kids who he patiently explained the Satyanarayan katha to. He was well organized and cleaned up things used and discarded after the pooja.Once pooja done, he was kind enough to offer taking pictures of our family. Overall a very satisfying experience. We would definitely have him over in the future for other such occasions.

We had our Griha pravesh pooja done by Pandit Gaurang jee. He is very friendly and punctual and reached the place right on time. He sent an exhaustive list of items for puja and promptly responded to all my queries regarding the pooja samagri. He made us perform the pooja in a very pious and happy environment with all explanations of shlokas and the reasons behind all the rituals, without rushing throughout the process. He was very friendly and patient with our kid too. I highly recommend pandit jee for his knowledge and his calm and happy personality.

Our experience with Hindu Priest Gaurang Pandya has been an absolute delight. He is a very warm and kind person with extremely good knowledge about all the religious practices and procedures. The services provided by him are highly divine. Even a discussion with him about any questions or concerns we might have regarding the religious texts are extremely spell binding and enlightening. We have had several pujas performed by him in the past and we would not ever think of anyone else for our religious needs. We highly recommend him and can confidently say it’s truly an enriching experience to be associated with him.

Priest Gaurang Pandya performed Satyanarayan Puja at our home. He created a very pleasant and pious atmosphere for us during the puja. He explained all the Adhyays in simple terms and made it fun and interactive for all.

Pandit Gaurang is very knowledgeable and punctual. We got our house puja done by him and he provided us with a great list of required Puja Samagri. He also filled in for missing items as well. Explained the meaning of all the rituals in English and Hindi. He’s an amazing Pandit and I highly recommend him.

In January my daughter got married. Hindu Priest Gaurang Pandya performed a wedding ceremony. He was very good, he explains thoroughly the significance of each ritual came on time and brought most of the puja items. Will inviting Hindu Priest Gaurang Pandya for next puja. We felt very blessed would highly recommend him..

Thank you for the in depth information on my family from their Vedic Charts and all the required healings and blessings from the Gods/Godesses from the intense poojas and homas to clear the negative energies and past karma. The results have been amazing.

Two years after moving into our new home in Seattle, our lives turned upside down. We experienced an unexpected divorce, and our lives were in turmoil. In the summer of 2019, I asked Guruma to visit our home. She performed numerous pujas to remove negative energies that had apparently resided in the home since it was first built in the 60s. She also did a planetary life analysis of family members and coached us in daily prayers. It’s now been four years since her visit and we feel blessed to experience peace and joy that seemed unimaginable just a few years ago. I’m very thankful to Guruma and her daughter Darvika for spending several days with us and conducting the needed prayers to bring love and light into our lives!

After seeing the positive results of Guruma’s prayers in the US, I asked her to visit my mother and younger sister in the UK. She performed numerous prayers for my younger sister who has learning difficulties. Over the last three years, we’ve seen a remarkable difference in her ability to manage almost all household work including cooking, cleaning, washing, and organizing. We are relieved and happy to see her make so much progress in such a short time. We are grateful for Guruma’s love and prayers!

Thank you for your help, insight, and knowledges I am glad that we talked!

Nice Temple, Navaratri pooja's and celebration was great. Thanks Venkat mama for all your blessings.

Great Temple and Venkat mama is my Guru Namaskaram mama thank you so much

I visited this academy in Nov 2020 on a Pradosham day. I participated in Rudram - Namakam & Chamakam chanting. I felt very positive vibe. One can take part online chanting as well in this Covid time. Venkatesh teaches Rudra chanting free of cost. The academy premises is being kept very clean and tidy. I strongly recommend this place for anyone want to learn more about Vedic culture

We had the privilege of visiting this temple last week. It is such a divine place. Sri Venkat mama is great and patient teacher and I am blessed to be learning slokas from him A must visit place if you are in the Bay Area.

Lovely to have Dharshan of Sharadha Devi. Guruji Venkatesh Bhat is doing great service in teaching Slokams like Lalitha Sahasranamam, Soundaryalahari,Devi Mahathmyum everyday .We are all learning a lot from him and we are fortunate to have such a dedicated Guru.

A very divine and peaceful place to visit. Had a blissful dharshan of Shri Sharadamba devi couple of times. Feel very blessed to learn vedic chants from Sri Venkatesh Bhatt Guruji! He is a great teacher.

Venkatesh Bhat Guruji is an ocean of knowledge. He is capable of making even novice learners chant the Slokas comfortably which instills a great sense of confidence in individuals. Great experience ????

Wonderful temple with a great selfless service by Venkatesh Bhattji

We had a great darshan of Sharadambal a few months back. We could feel the great positive vibes and felt very peaceful. The temple priest, Sri Venkatesh Bhat is a great teacher. He is selfless, dedicated, patient, and is teaching us Lalitha Sahasranama, Soundarya Lahari, Shyamala Dhandakam, and Devi Mahatmyam. He is a great teacher. He analyses each and every student very easily and helps with utmost care explaining how each word must be pronounced. This has helped me a lot in improving my pronounciations. I can't find any words to describe how happy and peaceful I feel after each and every class. Without his lessons, I don't think I would have learned all these in a short period of time. This also helped combat stress during the stressful pandemic time. Guruji is a treasure of our culture and traditional values, and feel proud to learn from him. Once, all this COVID is over, I plan to learn more scriptures from our culture and to volunteer in the temple. We recited Soundarya Lahari and Lalitha Sahasranamam in the temple after learning ,and we could feel the divine atmosphere and bliss even today. I am very happy to go and get his blessings and Sharadambal's blessings as often as possible.

I am S Meenakshi and using google account of my husband K G Sankaran’s account to write this review, I am 78 and my friend Anu Arun told me to join this temple activities about 4 months ago. GuruJi Shri Venkatesa Byatt is excellent in teaching the slogans. He is very patient and bears with all our errors .and corrects them always. We are very fortunate in having him as our Guru and hope to learn more in the time ahead.

Thank you Guru ji for teaching us Devi mahatyam and soudarya lahari. Because of you we learnt. Venkatesh bhatt Guru ji was awesome and a great teacher.

My name is Yamini . I am residing in Singapore . I got introduced to our guruji Venkatesh bhatt through my Sister akila who lives in California . I joined his lessons on lalitha sahasranamam . After that we have learnt soundarya lahari , Syamala dandakam and currently we are learning Devi mahatmiyam . Guruji is so patient and dedicated . He teaches us to perfection . Feeling blessed to know him . Wishing to learn more from him with saradhambal’s grace .

I am looking forward to visit the temple sometime soon. we have been watching the Poojas virtually.And I got to know about the Sloga class through one of my friends and have been attending the classes from the beginning.Sri Venkatesh Mama is such a great Guru.Feeling very blessed this gives such a positive vibe .

Please visit and get the divine blessings of Sharadambe.

Blissed to have this temple in Fremont. Every Saturday Lalitha sahasranama chanting will be there.

Beautiful space with divine vibrations. Very peaceful and the temple priests are great. We had wonderful opportunity to do dance seva for the goddess!! Looking forward to more blessings and divinity. Thank you

Nice and calm place. The priest and the volunteers are very good.

Excellent place for performing hindu religious (specifically Smartha) functions.

Lovely to have Dharshan of Sharadha Devi. Guruji Venkatesh Bhat is doing great service in teaching Slokams like Lalitha Sahasranamam, Soundaryalahari,Devi Mahathmyum everyday .We are all learning a lot from him and we are fortunate to have such a dedicated Guru.

My name is Yamini . I am residing in Singapore . I got introduced to our guruji Venkatesh bhatt through my Sister akila who lives in California . I joined his lessons on lalitha sahasranamam . After that we have learnt soundarya lahari , Syamala dandakam and currently we are learning Devi mahatmiyam . Guruji is so patient and dedicated . He teaches us to perfection . Feeling blessed to know him . Wishing to learn more from him with saradhambal’s grace .

I am looking forward to visit the temple sometime soon. we have been watching the Poojas virtually.And I got to know about the Sloga class through one of my friends and have been attending the classes from the beginning.Sri Venkatesh Mama is such a great Guru.Feeling very blessed this gives such a positive vibe .

Blissed to have this temple in Fremont. Every Saturday Lalitha sahasranama chanting will be there.

Beautiful space with divine vibrations. Very peaceful and the temple priests are great. We had wonderful opportunity to do dance seva for the goddess!! Looking forward to more blessings and divinity. Thank you

Venkatesh Bhat Guruji is an ocean of knowledge. He is capable of making even novice learners chant the Slokas comfortably which instills a great sense of confidence in individuals. Great experience

Very punya karyam

Nice clam place.

Nice place