Place of Worships Services in Bay Area

• - 5/5

Sri Venkatraman Kannan did an excellent job, very professional and responsive. He exceeded our expectations and did everything as promised and expected. He even went above and beyond and helped us with many other concerns, will definitely recommend him for any Hindu functions, small or big, you will not be disappointed.

• - 5/5

Pandit Pradeep Madhyastha did a lovely Pooja. All guests were very Happy. We just called him after looking at his reviews. It went really great Highly recommended.

• - 5/5

We are very thankful to Pradeep Ji for the wedding ceremony of our daughter he conducted yesterday! All the basics were covered in a short amount of time. We felt great afterward. ??

• - 5/5

Sri Venkatraman Kannan did an excellent job, very professional and responsive. He exceeded our expectations and did everything as promised and expected. He even went above and beyond and helped us with many other concerns, will definitely recommend him for any Hindu functions, small or big, you will not be disappointed.

• - 5/5

We had Pradeep Madhyastha as the priest for our daughter’s wedding, and he did an excellent job. He followed all the South Indian Telugu wedding traditions with great care and precision. The ceremony was thorough, quick, and beautifully conducted. He also performed a detailed Satyanarayana Swami Puja, which was very elaborate and meaningful. He truly comes across as a knowledgeable and efficient Pujari. We’re very grateful for his presence during such an important occasion.

• - 5/5

Babu Irvine Mandir Murugan volunteer here. I have had the pleasure of knowing Pandit Sri Dattathreya Sharma since 2019. He is an exceptional priest, known for his warm smile and respectful demeanor. His expertise encompasses a wide range of ceremonies, including Pujas, Homas/Hawan, weddings, Grihapravesha (housewarming), Shraddha (annual ceremonies), and Upanayana (thread ceremonies). He is well-versed in conducting various religious events and Pujas across both South and North India. Over the past four years, I have had the opportunity to interact with him and organize numerous events, such as those dedicated to Shiva, Murugan, Ganapathy, Venkateswara, and Amman. I have particularly collaborated with him on several Murugan events, where he has consistently delivered outstanding service to both volunteers and devotees. I greatly appreciated his meticulous attention to detail, prompt communication, and the dedication he showed while performing the rituals. Additionally, he is very soft-spoken and punctual. I wholeheartedly recommend him for anyone seeking his services.

• - 5/5

Panditji officiated our wedding last week in Napa Valley CA and helped us in every step. He was very clear about list of things to be arranged so there would not be any last minute issues. The ceremony went well and all guests were really amazed. I would strongly recommend him for all my family and friends.

• - 5/5

Pandit Pradeep ji did an excellent Satyanarayana pooja for us. He explained the moral and essence of the Katha in unconventional way. (not by reading as in the book.) We really enjoyed.

• - 5/5

Priest Pradeep was amazing to have at our wedding! We're from different parts of India but we communicated with him about what traditions we wanted to include and he made sure to include what we wanted and make each of the steps easy. He made the process easy for us and our family, and made it very enjoyable for our guests as well. All our guests said how much they loved our ceremony and our priest, and I find that to be a huge accomplishment for a ceremony that took about an hour! He also had very unique things for each process, and I loved how he had us do the seven steps and had our ring exchange at the front. We're so glad we had Priest Pradeep at our wedding, and it wouldn't have been the same without him.

• - 5/5

We had a great experience with Panditji who performed grih pravesh puja for us. We had to change the timing almost three times but he always provided us with alternate date/time and made himself available. He clearly communicated us about puja procedure, things to buy etc. and also arrived on time. The puja was done with utmost perfection with full detail and no hurry. Our parents who attended the puja on video call were very satisfied with the puja.

• - 5/5

Our Greh Pravesh was performed by guruji and it was a great experience. Guruji explained about importance of every step that is performed and what is really means. Overall a wonderful experience with pooja and feel blessed

• - 5/5

He has attention to detail, prompt in communication and the time he spends performing the rituals is as per this dharma and excellence in education and training. Definitely a good spiritual and dharmic asset to the Indian diaspora in and around LA area.

• - 5/5

Pandith Dattathreya sharma is very knowledgeable and highly scholared Pandith. He do puja very sincere and devotion. No any other build up! We are really appreciate it. Thanks..

• - 5/5

We had the honour of having him perform the rituals for our Greh Pravesh and it was an unforgettable experience for us. He gave us all his time with 100% commitment to shloks and the process which goes which leaving us with only positive and holy vibes. Thank you Panditji for doing this for us.

• - 5/5

Loved the way the Guruji did the Pooja setup. Gruha pravesh Pooja rituals were performed and explained so well, felt really pleasant, peaceful and satisfied.

• - 5/5

Pandith Dattathreya Sharma was communicative and quick in response.we appreciate the fact that he took our last minute request. He is very knowledgeable and our ritual went smoothly. Highly recommended.

• - 5/5

Priest Pradeep Madhyasta is highly qualified in all aspects of Hindu religion. At such an young age he can perform anything including SAHSRACHANDRA DARSHANA HOMAM. We are blessed to have him for all our service. He speaks many language. I Give him 5 out 5 stars Uma Satyendra

• - 5/5

Pandit ji did a very elaborate and peaceful Greh Pravesh Puja for us. He explained us every step in a very thoughtful and yet entertaining way. His words of wisdom and prayers will stay with us and this home. Highly recommended !

• - 5/5

We had Priest Pradeepji perform Annaprasnna Puja for our baby girl. He is the best priest we have found and were very engaged in the manner he performed the Puja. He is a dedicated and sincere Priest and you immediately start to feel positivity going around as he chants the mantras and performs the Puja. We have never felt this way with any other Priest. He is very understanding of your situation and will do what works for you! We noticed him perform the Puja in an authentic Rigveda style! We would want to use his services for all our future events! Highly highly recommend him!

• - 5/5

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

• - 5/5

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

• - 5/5

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

• - 5/5

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.

• - 5/5

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.

• - 5/5

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.

• - 5/5

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 ????

• - 5/5

Wonderful temple with a great selfless service by Venkatesh Bhattji

• - 5/5

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.

• - 5/5

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.

• - 5/5

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.

• - 5/5

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 .

• - 5/5

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 .

• - 5/5

Please visit and get the divine blessings of Sharadambe.

• - 5/5

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

• - 5/5

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

• - 5/5

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

• - 5/5

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

• - 5/5

Pandit Ji came to our house for ladoo gopal Pooja .He is very patient,knowledgeable and humble. He arrived on time and answer all of our curiosity.I will definitely hire him for next Pooja.

• - 5/5

Absolutely loved purohit Pradeep's service. Even before the service he gave proper directions on all the things that is needed. He is very responsive if you have any questions ahead of the ceremony. He was punctual and did not miss a beat. He conducted our baby shower ceremony and did an absolutely fantastic job, he explained the process every step of the way and made the guests feel involved and included in the ceremony. He also has a good sense of humor. Overall, would highly recommend his services and would definitely be going back to him in the future.

• - 5/5

Panditji 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.

• - 5/5

Panditji helped us in conducting a vaastu puja and deity installation. He is very well versed in the process. He was punctual, nice to deal with and practical. I would highly recommend his services.

• - 5/5

This is a long overdue review for panditji Pradeep. We had a interracial wedding (Hindu/Mexican) back in May of 2021 during the middle of pandemic. Panditji came to our wedding site on time and performed all the rituals to our satisfaction. We were all extremely happy as panditji went into detail on what each of the ritual meant and had papers printed out for folks not familiar with Hindu rituals. If we have any other ritual to be performed in the near future, we will be more than happy to get panditji's help again. Thank again!

• - 5/5

This is a long overdue review for panditji Pradeep. We had a interracial wedding (Hindu/Mexican) back in May of 2021 during the middle of pandemic. Panditji came to our wedding site on time and performed all the rituals to our satisfaction. We were all extremely happy as panditji went into detail on what each of the ritual meant and had papers printed out for folks not familiar with Hindu rituals. If we have any other ritual to be performed in the near future, we will be more than happy to get panditji's help again. Thank again!

• - 5/5

I found Pradeep ji via sulekha.com and called him to inquire about our new house warming pooja availability. He was super polite, very accommodating on phone, and scheduled the pooja at a time convenient to everyone along with the right mahurtha. He provided a detailed pooja items list a week before house warming day. Very punctual, knowledgeable, and such clear pronunciation of the shlokas/mantras. He explained the inner meaning of all the traditions, ceremonies including the homa event. Created a very positive aura in the entire home with his dedication, humor, and knowledge. All of our guests were impressed and taken away by his charm. My parents and family who attended the ceremony virtually were able to thoroughly enjoy the whole event and is a testimony to Pradeep ji's execution of the house warming pooja event. I would highly recommend Pradeep ji for any event.

• - 5/5

We recently had Pradeep ji perform our housewarming pooja. I am from the north of India and my husband is from the south. Pradeep ji was very knowledgeable about both our traditions. He was very punctual, patient, and performed the ceremonies very well. His wit and humour created an atmosphere of joy in our new home. The last few weeks had been stressful and the pooja calmed us down. We were very happy with the experience! Our families from India joined virtually and enjoyed the pooja too.

• - 5/5

Pandit Pradeep Madhyastha performed my son’s Ayushhomam in 2018 and we were very satisfied and happy with his service. When we bought a new house in June 2021, we could not think of anyone other than Pradeep ji for performing our Gruhapravesham. He agreed to do it even though it was 2hrs drive from where he lives. He keeps the environment very friendly, explains significance of each and every rituals in detail so that we don’t feel like blindly following instructions. Always with a welcoming smile which make us feel comfortable. I wouldn’t hesitate to reach out to him for any of our future pooja needs.

• - 5/5

Pandit ji performed the grihpravesh pooja at our new home in San Jose, California. He is very knowledgeable and explained every mantras and poojas in detail. Our family back home was also impressed. He also provided a detailed list of items needed for the pooja and the entire setup was beautiful. We highly recommend him!

• - 5/5

I was looking for a priest to perform my father's one year shradh pooja and panditji did complete justice. I was very happy with this attention to detail, prompt communication and the time he spent performing the rituals. Thanks so much.

• - 5/5

Pradeepji helped us with our griha pravesh puja in Fremont. It was a thoroughly enjoyable ceremony with a great mix of rituals (with explanations for alll of them) and light hearted humor. Our parents joining virtually also had a great time. Pradeepji was very methodical and organized with his list of items before the puja and we had no trouble procuring them at all. I would highly recommend him for all your puja needs.

• - 5/5

Pradeep Ji is one of the best priest I found in the Bay Area. He does grih pravesh pooja for me. It was very satisfying experience.