About Priests
!!! Shri Vasudevacharlu Gopalchar !!!
Priest Vasudevacharlu has an impressive background, having served as the Chief Priest at Sri Ashtalakshmi Narasimha Swami Temple and other notable temples in Jayanagar, Bengaluru, from 2000 to 2016. His tenure was marked by his commitment to various religious ceremonies and his ability to connect with the community. Subsequently, he enriched his experience at the Vedic Temple of Virginia, USA.
He is a certified Pacharatra Agama practitioner from the Government Maharaja’s Sanskrit College in Mysore and is knowledgeable in Bharathiya Jyothishya Gnanavalli. His expertise includes Vedic portions such as Purusha Sooktham, Narayana Sooktham, and Mahanyasapoorvaka Rudra Japam, among others.
Priest Vasudevacharlu is adept in conducting a broad spectrum of temple poojas, special poojas, and homams. These include Nithya Poojas, Navaratri Pooja, Sudarshana Homam, Vishnuparivara Homam, and more. He is also skilled in Graha Poojas and Aparam services like Tarpanam and Srardham.
He is fluent in Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, and English, allowing him to engage effectively with a diverse congregation.
!!! Shri S.M. Keshava Shastry !!!
Shri S.M.Keshava Shastry has previously worked in Hindu Temple of Greater Springfield, Illinois for five years. He also served in various temples across India before moving to America.
Shri Keshava Shastry hails from Karnataka and belongs to a traditional priest family. He has obtained his education in “Krishna Yajurveda, Poorva Prayoga, Ritual Smartha and Vedic Studies”.
He comes with a wealth of vedic knowledge and experience to perform daily rituals and special poojas for our dear Sai Baba and he is well versed with various Hindu rituals and puja services for all occasions such as Chandi Homam, Sudarshan Homam, Gruha pravesham, Sathyanarayana Puja, Marriage ceremony, Shastipoorti, Navagraha Shanti/Homam, Upanayanam and other pujas. He was previously associated with Sringeri Jagadguru Shankaracharya Dakshinamnaya Sharada Peetam, Sringeri Karnataka in performing various Yagams, rituals and has received a meritorious certificate. Shri Keshava Shastry is multilingual, speaks Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, English and Hindi. He is married, has a lovely two-year-old daughter and will be residing at the temple’s priest quarters.
