Shivagama Praveenkumar Dixit
Praveenkumarji is a native of Bangalore and his mother tongue is Telugu & Kannada. Priest Praveenji began his studies under the Veda Patashala Kailas Ashrama & Sri Rajarajeshwari Samskrutha Veda Gama Samkrutha Maha Patashala from the age of 11 years. After serving many years as a priest in Sri Raja Rajeswari temple in Bangalore, he later migrated to the United States
where he served as a priest in the Maha Vallabha Ganapathi Temple in Flushing, NY for over 6 years. He is currently serving Sri Ganesha Temple Plano for the last 2 years, and speaks multiple languages including Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Sanskrit, English and Hindi.
Priest Praveenji is well versed in Chandi Parayanam and Chandi Homam, and has been performing this during the Navarathri Festivals at Sri Ganesha Temple for the last 2 years. Having come from a lineage of temple priests, he has served in various Khumbhabhishekams, as well as Nityotsavas and Bhramotsavas at various temples. Most recently, Priest Praveenji performed the Sri Sudarashana Homam as per Telegu Sampradaya in Sri Ganesha Temple during the Vaikunta Ekadasi Celebrations.
Bhramasri Neelamana Vinayan Namboothiri
Bhramasri Vinayan Neelamana is a native of Pallakad, Kerala and his mother tongue is Malayalam. Priest Vinayanji began his studies in Tantra Vidya Peedham in Aluva, Kerala from the age of 16 where he continued to complete his Bachelors in Sastri Sahithyam and later his Masters in Acharya Sahithyam from Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidya Peedham Tirupati.
He is also well versed in tantric rituals, and has worked along with several Tantris of many Kerala temples including, Panavur, Thekkiniyath Tharananellur Padmanabhan Unni Namboodiripad, Eekkat, Puliyanoor, Mannarasala, Kariyannur, Alampady, Kallormana and Chennas (current Tantri of Sri Guruvayurappan Temple in Kerala).
His experience is in Kalasha Pujas, Prathishta Kriyas, and various special pujas like Sreechakra Puja, Chakrabhja Puja, Utsava Bali, Sarpabali, and Bhagavathi Seva. Priest Vinayanji served the Sri Guruvayurappan Temple in Dallas for four years, and is now serving Sri Ganesha Temple Plano for the last 1.5 years. He speaks Malayalam, Tamil, Sanskrit and English.
Veda Bramhasri Sathish Shastri
Sri Sathish Shastri is a native of Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, and his mother tongue is Telugu and Tamil. Sathish Shastriji began his Vedic studies at the age of 9 years, under Kanchi Kama Koti Mutt in Bangalore and Palakkad for 10 years. He completed is education and further training in Smartham in Sri Pushpagiri Bharathi Veda Smartha Shastra Paathshala Begumpet in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh and continued his Pourohitam in Coimbatore, followed by 8 years of service in Bangalore where he served at Aklila Karnataka Archaka Society & Sri Ganesha Temple Vijaya Nagar.
Sathishji later migrated to the United States, where he served as the main priest for more than 6 years at Sri Ganesha Hindu Temple of Utah. Sathish Shashtriji is currently serving Sri Ganesha Temple Plano and is affluent in multiple languages including Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, English and Malayalam.
His experience is in various pujas and hindu samskaras including Punyahacahanam, Jathakarma, Namakaranam, Ayushya Homam, Bheemaratha Shanthi, Shanthi Homams & Parihara Homams. He also is well versed in all Sampradaya Weddings, and other samskaras including Seemantham, Upanayanam and Chowlam. Sathishji elaborately conducts Sri Satyanarayana Vratam, Kedareswara Vratam, Vara Lakshmi Vratam, and all other Vratas. Additionally, he performs all Purva Karmas and Apara Karmas.