Priests

Dr. Vasudeva Sharma joined our temple as a priest in January 2007. Before coming to Seattle, Dr. Vasudeva Sharma worked in Greater Springfield, Illinois for 1.5 years. He is from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh which is located on the South side of India. He has 15 years of experience. He is a disciple of Sri Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Jayendra Saraswathi Swami. Shri Vasudeva Sharma is of Yajurveda Sampradaya. He is well versed in SMARTHA Sampradaya and conducts all types of Purva and Apara ceremonies. He has a Doctorate Degree in Astrology. Languages Fluent in: Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and English.

Pt. Sri Vidya Sagar Deevi joined our temple in September 2015. He follows Vaikhanasa Aagama tradition and is from Hyderabad, India. His qualifications include Vaikhana Aagama Bhattaraka, a graduation course from Sri Venkateswara Vedic University, Tirumala and certification course from Sanskrit Prachara Sabha, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh on Parichaya & Abhigna. He can perform all Hindu rituals as per Vaikhanasa Aagama Kalpasutra traditions which include Homams/ Havans, Ceremonies. Languages Fluent in: Telugu, English, Hindi, Tamil and speaks a little kannada.

Pt. Sri Thiru Kalyan Puranam joined our temple in August 2022. He belongs to Shukla yajurveda famiy and is from Visakhapatnam, India. His qualifications include Pancharatha agama, a graduation in Sanskrit, Visharada in Hind and BSc Biotech. He can perform all Hindu rituals as per Vaikhanasa Aagama Kalpasutra traditions which include Homams/ Havans, Ceremonies. Languages Fluent in: Telugu, English, Hindi and Tamil

Pandit Kamal Gautam joined our temple in May 2022. He hails from Punjab, India. He belongs to a Shukla Yajurveda brahmin family and his grandfather and ancestors were also following the same tradition. His qualifications include Acharya (Master's) and Shastri(Graduation) degree from Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthanam, New Delhi. Before joining our Temple, he was working as a priest for more than 9 years in Shri Naina Devi and Shiv Temple in New Chandigarh.He can perform all type of Hindu rituals like homams, ceremonies, pujas etc. He has very good knowledge in astrology. Languages Fluent in: Sanskrit, Hindi, Punjabi and English

Pt. Rishikesh Tiwari serving as a consultant priest in our temple. He has a Acharya Master's and Shastri graduate from Sampurananda Sanskrit university and had his priest training course from Hindu Heritage Pratistan, Meerut, India. He is well versed in Upanishads, Samskaras, Astrology & Palmistry. He can perform many Pujas including Ganapathi Puja/ Homa, Devi Puja, and Samskaras/rituals such as weddings, Punyahavachana, Namakarana, Vrita Sankalpas, Seemantha etc. Languages Fluent in: Hindi, Nepali, Sanskrit and English.