BEST Hindu Priests & Brahmans in Saint Paul

From the Business:Swadesi Connection caters to worldwide Indians providing virtual and in-person services for Vedic rituals, spiritual guidance, pujas and cultural experiences. We aim to make traditions accessible, whether you are at home or abroad, ensuring every ritual is performed with authenticity and devotion. Additionally, we are expanding our services to various other verticals which include festival subscriptions, heritage workshops, and personalised spiritual consultations.Swadesi Connection started as Priest4u in 2017, with a mission to connect Indian families across the globe with authentic Vedic rituals and spiritual guidance. Over the years, we have been expanding our services while gaining valuable experience and understanding the emerging need for a deeper cultural connection beyond just pujas. This evolution led to the creation of Swadesi Connection, a platform embracing India’s traditions while catering to the modern world needs.Swadesi Connection caters to worldwide Indians providing virtual and in-person services for Vedic rituals, spiritual guidance, pujas and cultural experiences. We aim to make traditions accessible, whether you are at home or abroad, ensuring every ritual is performed with authenticity and devotion. Additionally, we are expanding our services to various other verticals which include festival subscriptions, heritage workshops, and personalised spiritual consultations.After years of serving thousands of clients, we realised that our purpose was much bigger than just facilitating pujas. The name Swadesi Connection reflects our broader vision—creating a global platform where Indians can stay rooted in their traditions while they embrace a modern lifestyle. This transition allows us to expand our offerings, refine our services, and serve the community in a more meaningful way. Read more

From the Business:The Shri Navagraha Devasthanam of North America Inc, is a 501 (c) 3 organization registered in the State of New York, has been formed with a vision to create Temples fostering the Vedic Culture and Heritage of Spiritual Philosophy in North America, This Project Plan is to have 9 (nine) Temples that will be dedicated to the NAVAGRAHAs’ (9 Planets which determine our life style on day to day basis) established in 9 Major cities of United States of America OR in ONE Temple Complex in New York. The Temple will have their roots that emerge from the power of the teachings of Hinduism, the most ancient ‘way of life’. This project seeks to create a Temple complex, a unique community space that can house, inspire, disseminate, and support the spiritual & Cultural scene and elevate the understanding of spirituality. The first Navagraha Temple is dedicated to LORD SANEESWARA / SHRI SHANI DEV / SHRI SHANI MAHARAJ, which has been consecrated in the City of New York. This is the ‘first’ SHANI DEV (MANDIR) Temple in the world outside INDIA. Salient Features of the Project: The Temple will have multiple branches in North America OR Multiple Temples in ONE TEMPLE COMPLEX and have facilities for spiritual services, religious rituals, education, events production, and creative endeavors to achieve simultaneous goals, which are: ? Temples for spiritual and astrological Understanding; ? Preservation of the Vedic Culture; ? Fostering traditional value that pushes boundaries and defies expectations; ? Accessibility to the understanding world religion, Inter faith studies thru Hinduism and Vedic studies;? Vedic & cultural Education for all levels, especially the younger generation; ? Maintaining high standards in all aspects of our work and service; ? Supporting our community of senior citizens and spiritual seekers; ? Widening our boundaries of Understanding ? Hinduism and Vedic Religion; ? Providing an environment for academic scholarship; What does the TeRead more

From the Business:Chief Priest Sri Ronur Murali Bhattar is the 13th generation priest in his family. His formal religious training includes Pancharatra Agama for 3 years and Krishna Yajurveda poorva prayogam (vivaha, upanayanam, namakaranam, choula, annaprasana etc,) for 4 years in Gayatri Veda Patashale Kolar. He has performed Kumbhabhishekams in various parts of states in USA and other temples in USA as well as in India. Murali Bhattar has over 18 years of experience, prior to coming to our temple; he worked at Sri Ganehsa Temple in Nashville TN for 12 years. He is also well versed in Shaiva Sampradaaya poojas and north Indian rituals. He has very good experience in conducting ganapathi homa, auyushya homa sudarsana homa, rudra homa, mrityunjaya homa etc. He speaks Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and English.Read more

From the Business:Sri Jignesh Joshi is a highly qualified Hindu priest and comes from a family of priests. His grandfather and his father are both priests and astrologers. He received formal training at ehe Vedant Sanskrit Patashala in Varanasi and has over sixteen years of experience in performing poojas and prathisthas, havans, yagnas and weddings. His is proficient in Gujarati, Marathi, Hindi and English. Devotees particularly appreciate his explanation of the details and significance of rituals and ceremonies that makes them more meaningful.Read more

From the Business:Gowtham Narayan is a Dwivedi and has mastered both Yajur veda and Atharvana Veda.He has 10.5 years of formal veda patasala learning of Yajur Veda and 2 years of Atharvana Veda. He has considerable experience in performing both poorva prayoga and Apara (last rites) karyaas and is well versed with North Indian rituals as well. He can recite by heart most of Yajur Veda with Akshara Shuddham and Swara Shuddham. He is very well versed with panchayathana pooja, mahanyasa, navagraha pooja, sankasti pooja, pradosha pooja, sathyanarayana pooja, vaasthu pooja, udakhashanthi, sapthashathi parayana (chandi), punyaha, navagraha homam, gana homam, chandi homam, gruhapravesha, rudra kramarchana, veda parayana, veda teaching and many kinds of shantis. Gowtham is from Sagar(havyaka), Karnataka. He speaks Kannada, Hindi, English, Sanskrit fluently and Tamil, Telugu.Read more

From the Business:Sri Govardhan Mayuram hails from Tirupati and has mastered Krishna Yajur Veda. He had formal training in Vedas for 6 years at Bangalore and for 4 years in Tiruchanoor, different Veda patasalas. He also has passed Sanskrit up to Kavya examination and has received certificate (Poojarhata Patram ) from Pancharatra Agama Patasala. Having been brought up in a priest family, he is very well versed with temple rituals and learnt Alankara skills from his father and grandfather. He worked as a priest at his family temple Sri Pattabhirama temple, Chandragiri, Chitoor district for 4 years and more recently at Sri Srinivasa Temple, Mahalakshmi Layout Bangalore for last 3 years. He speaks Kannada, Telugu, and Tamil fluently and is learning to speak English.Read more

From the Business:Abilash joined our Temple in November, 2013. He hails from Madanapalle in Andhra Pradesh. Abilash is trained in the Pancharatra Agamas from the T.T.D. Veda Patashala in Tirumala. He has also passed the Agama Pravesh and Vara exams conducted by the Andhra Pradesh Endowment. Abhilash worked as a priest in the Sri Venkateswara Swamy and Shirdi Sai Baba Temples for 8 years. Abhilash obtained his B.A. (English literature) and, in addition, can speak in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil and Hindi. He is well versed with a variety of Hindu rituals, Homas, Abhishekams and Pujas conducted both in the Temple and in the home of devotees.Read more

From the Business:Shri Gowri Sankar hails from Palur near Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu, India. He was trained in Shiva Agamam and Yajur Vedam at the Shri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati Viswa Mahavidyalaya. He has earned the Sivagama Chudamani certificate based on his proficiency in Sanskrit. In addition he is well versed in Thevaram and Thiruppugazh. He was a priest at the Thyagaraja Temple (Singaperumal Koil) and Ekambara Nathar Temple (Kanchipuram) for nearly 10 years. He also has expertise in the special decoration of deities and in various poojas. He is the most recent addition to our Temple and joined us in May, 2014.Read more

From the Business:Our mission is to provide a Hindu Mandir in the Twin Cities area and to bring into closer relation the members of the Hindu community in the State of Minnesota. Apart from performing all the Hindu festivals & rituals, We provide a forum for scholarly discussions of the Hindu philosophy and conduct and sponsor religious, spiritual, charitable, educational, social and cultural activities for the benefit of the Hindu community.Read more

From the Business:In the year 2002, Shri Saibaba’s grace and blessings manifested itself as the initiative to have a place of worship for Shri Saibaba in Minneapolis, MN. Shirdi Saibaba Prayer Center Inc., was formed as a non-profit organization. In September 2002, an apartment was rented for the Prayer Center, and a marble idol of Sri Saibaba consecrated by Guruji Shri CB Satpathy ji, an eminent Sai devotee, and brought to Minneapolis from Chicago, was installed by the devotees. The Prayer Center was open every day and for regular gatherings of devotees and for weekly satsangs. Sai devotees celebrated festivals including Sri Ramavanami, Guru Poornima, Diwali, Sri Saibaba Punyathithi, and New Years Day.In July 2006, the Prayer Center was moved to 1835 Polk St NE, Minneapolis, which was purchased by Saibaba Mandir. This building once served as Hindu Mandir of Minneapolis, and prior to that it was a place of worship for Japanese, and a Church for Swedish immigrants. The building was purchased by the Prayer Center, remodeled to have a central pedestal for a life size marble idol of Sri Saibaba, and Sri Saibaba pranapratishta (idol installation ceremony) ceremony was performed on September 15, 2007.The Mandir is open everyday for darshan. Regular activities include Shri Saibaba arathis, Sri Satcharitha parayan, Sai naama jap, Sri Satya vrata, Sai Sahasranama havan, Saibaba satsangs, bhajans and kirtans. Over the past years, artists that visited Minneapolis and performed Sai bhajans include Shri Ajit Kadkade, Shri Manhar Udhas, Smt. Mangala Apte, and Shri Shiva Chandra, who performed Sri Saibaba Nritya Arathi in 2009.Sri Saibaba mandir also participates in the community events very actively. Volunteers participate in feeding programs such as “Meals on Wheels”, Salvation Army, Feed My Hungry Children, Adopt a Family program for needy children in Minnesota, Donation of winter clothing to needy children of Minnesota, Hunger Relief program of Heartland second Harvest of Minnesota, and feedingRead more