Priests
Sri Narayanachar Lakshminarasimha Digalakote
Sri Chenkilathu Madham Easwaran Nampoothiri
Sri Janakiram Marthi
Sri. Ramesh Babu Potukuchi
Sri Narayana Bhattar
Sri Janakiram Marthi
Sri Shankara Gurukkal
Sree Venkatacharyulu Kumanduri
Sri Rakesh Bhatt
Sri Roopesh Acharya
Sri Ashwin Sivam
Sri Sanjeev Mahajanam
Sri Murali Shankar Shastri
Sri Narayanachar Lakshminarasimha Digalakote
Sri Narayanachar is a Vaishnava Pancharatra Aagama priest at SSVT. He hails from Digalakote, Karnataka. He is the disciple of Shri Savyasachi Swamigal, Vaishnava Acharya of SSVT. He has been trained in Pancharatra Aagama and has training in sastras including Poorva Pryogas, Srardha Pryogas, and Aparaprayogas. He joined SSVT in May 1992. He performs all the Aagamic activities at SSVT and always involves devotees when he performs either Archanas or Kalyanotsavams. He has been awarded Vaishnava Dharma Bhushana, Paancharatragama Vithunmani. He was the first priest representing SSVT during White House Deepavali celebration initiated by President Obama. He is fluent in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Sanskrit, and English
Sri Janakiram Marthi
Sri. Janakiram Marthi hails from Andhra Pradesh, India. He is smartha vaidhika priest who had his veda paatam at “Gayathri Smaartha Vedapaatashaala†at Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh under his father Shri Venkatarama Sarma and later under Sri Sailam Nitya Agnihotri Satyanarayana Somayajulu. Prior to joining SSVT in October 2005 he was a vaidika priest in Narasaropet, Andhra. He has participated in Kotivarthi Sahit Lakshminarayana Deepotsavam, Varanasi and in Rudra Yagam & Subramanya Prathishta, Rameswaram. In addition to all the temple abhishekams and homams at SSVT, he also does personal vaidika karmas at both the temple and devotees houses. He is fluent in Telugu,Tamil, and English.
Sri Sankaran Gurukkal
Sri Sankaran Gurukkal hails from Tiruveezhimizhalai, Tamilnadu. He is trained in Saivagama under his Guru Sivasri Visvanatha Sivachariyar from Sri Vedha Sivaagama Patasali, Allur, Tamilnadu. He is trained in Poorva Prayoga and Shraddha Prayogas. He has served the Deities for more than 17 years in Mangala Vinayagar Temple, Tambaram before serving Murugan Temple (MTNA) Lanham in 2008 – 2009. After a small break In India he joined SSVT as saivagama priest in March 2010. He was given Sivaagama Siromani award by Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam. Tamil Nadu and Saiva Siddhantam award by Indian Institute of Indology. He is fluent in Tamil, Hindi and Sanskrit.
Sri Sivasubramaniyan Ganesa Gurukkal
Sri Sivasubramanyan Ganesa Gurukkal hails from Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. He is trained in Saivagama under his Guru Dr. Somasundara Sivachariyar from Sri Lokambika Vedha Sivaagama Vidyalaya, Tiruppalaivanam, Tamilnadu. He is trained in Poorva Prayoga and Shraddha Prayogas. He served the deities in Sri Shishta Gurunadhar Temple, Sri Arunachaleswar Temple in Tamilnadu for over 15 years. Before joining SSVT in July 2011 as Sivaagama Priest he was with Sri Lakshmi Temple in Boston. He was given Veda Sivagama Vidya Bhooshanam award by Sri Lokambika Veda Sivagama Vidyalaya and Veda SivagamaVichakshana by Indian Institute of Indology. He is fluent in Tamil, and English.
Sri Rakesh Bhatt
Sri Rakesh Bhatt hails from Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. He is Madhwa priest trained in Rig Veda and Tantrasaara (Maadhva) Agama, under his Guru Sri Pejavar Swamiji of Udupi Ashta Matha. In addition he has a Bachelors and Masters degree in three languages:Sanskrit, English and Kannada. He obtained his English and Kannada degrees from Osteen College, Bengaluru and the Sanskrit degree from Jaychamarajendra College. He was given the award “Satshastra Vidwan” from Mantralaya, Uttaradi Matha and Udupi Ashta Matha. After working in Udupi Ashta Matha for a few years he worked for a short period in Badrinath and Salem Raghavendra Swami Koil he joined SSVT in July 2013. He is fluent in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, English, Tulu and Sanskrit
Sri Siricinagandla Shouri Raja Perumallu
Sri Shouri Raja Perumallu was born in India in a Hindu Priest family. He received extensive religious training in conducting Hindu Religious services. He completed 8 years of formal religious studies including Pancharatra Agama and Vaidikam in Jeeyar Educational Trust in Andhra Pradesh, India. He has a strong knowledge of Vedas, Upanishads, Agamas, Shastras and other Hindu Religious texts. He is also well versed in religious rituals and prayers such as Pujas, homams, Utsavams, Samskaras, Apara Karyas and various other religious services. Priest has more than 20 years of experience in different temples, including about 2½ years in Sri Bhakta Anjaneya Temple, MD.
Sri Vishnu Kumar Nampoothiri
Sri Vishnu Kumar Easwaran Nampoothiri is a Kerala Thanthric Priest. He has all the requisite expertise, training, and knowledge of religious rites, rituals, teachings, scriptures, and texts supported by several years of experience as a Hindu Priest. He has been serving as a Hindu Priest for the past 17 years. He received about nine years of religious training under Hereditary System/Gurukula Sampradayam in conducting Hindu religious services including services following the Thanthra Samuchyam/ Shasthra (tradition). He has a strong knowledge of Vedas, Upanishads, Shasthra, and Vedic and other sacred rituals. He is well-versed in various types of daily and special Poojas, Samskaras, Archanas, Aradhanas, Homas, Utsavams, and other religious rituals. He had the rare experience of performing Poojas at the Sabarimala Sri Ayyappa Temple in Kerala, a very prominent Hindu pilgrimage center in India visited by millions of devotees every year. He had also served as a Priest at Vadakkekkara Sri Saraswathi Temple in Kollam, India.
Sri Srinivasan Ramanujam
Priest Sri Srinivasan Ramanujam has all the requisite expertise, training, and knowledge of religious rites, rituals, teachings, scriptures, and texts supported by more than 25 years of experience as a Hindu Priest. He received extensive religious training in conducting Hindu religious services. He completed 12 years of religious studies at Sri Sathguru Sabha Veda Patasala (ReIigious School) in Chennai, India and completed courses in Yajur Veda Purvam, temple Aradhana Kramam (liturgical order), Yagna procedure, Nithya Anushtanam and Aparaa Prayogams. He has a strong knowledge of Vedas, Upanishads, Agamas, Shastras, and other Hindu religious texts. He is also well-versed in religious rituals and prayers such as Poojas, Homams, Utsavams, Samskaras and various other religious services.
