Pandit Sri Dr. MUKUNDAN KANDANUR SANTHANAM hails from the Tradition of Sri Vaishnava Archagam and his ancestors from Tirupati Sri Padmavathi Temple. I am holding a Ph.D degree in Devalaya Nirmana from Sri Chandrasekharendra Sarasvati Visva Maha Vidyalaya (Sankara University), Kanchipuram, India. Masters in Sanskrit from Rastriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, Tirupati, India and Bachelor’s Degree in Sanskrit from University of Madras, India. I am also trained in Pancharatra Agama, Upayukta krama from Krishna Yajur Veda and also trained in the Smartha traditions to do puja in religious temple and home services.
I am expert in Bhagavat Aradhana, Krishna Yajur Veda Parayanam, Brahmotsavam, Devalaya Pratista in Pancharathragama, Panchadasha karmas and also knowledgeable in-home rituals like Namakaranam, Annaprasana, Vivaha, Upanayanam, Homa, Seemantham, Satyanarayana Katha, Gruhapravesha Puja, Vastu Puja, and Mahanyasa Purvaka Rudrabhishekam.
I am also knowledgeable in leading Brahmotsavams, Pratishtadi programs, Udaga Shanti, Sitarama Kalyanam, Sri Venkateshwara Kalyanam, Siva Parvathi Kalyanam etc. I am a Sri Mahalakshmi Upasaka and performs Sri Mahalakshmi yantra puja and Sri Mahameru Navavarana Puja.
I am very fluent in Tamil, English, Telugu,Kannada,Malayalam, Sanskrit, and Hindi. I can also understand Guajarati. i was joined as a priest of The Hindu Society Temple Of North Carolina (HSNC) in May 2019. i was worked as a priest & Chief Editor at Sri Dwarkamai Vidyapeeth, Boston, Massachusetts and as a Hindu Religious Priest at Ashland, Massachusetts.
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