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⚠️ Weather Alert: Sai Mandir hours and schedule are subject to change this week. Please consider the weather in the surrounding area before visiting the temple. Please visit [WRAL Weather](https://www.wral.com/weather/page/1010362/) for current weather alerts.

SSMNC Priests

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Pandit RajaSwamy Kummarigunta, a native of Guntur in Andra Pradesh, joined Sai Mandir in April 2024. He holds extensive qualifications in Vedic rituals and religious services. Panditji completed Pancharatra Agama Pravesa in 1998, Pancharatra Agama Vara in 2002, and Pancharatra Agama Pravara in 2013 from the Andhra Pradesh Endowments Department.

Before joining Sai Mandir,  RajaSwamy served as a Hindu Priest at The Hindu Temple of St. Louis, Missouri, since May 2014, where he performed significant rituals such as Kumbhabhishekam, Vaibhavotsavam, Sudharshana Yagam, and Maha Rudra Homam. Prior to this, he was the Head Hindu Priest at Shri Shiridi Saibaba Temple in Hyderabad from February 1996 to April 2014, where he conducted ceremonies like Saibaba Vigraha Pratista, Abhaya Anjaneya Swami Vigraha Pratista, and Nagadevata Pratista. From May 1983 to January 1996, he served as the Head Hindu Priest at SeetaramaSwamy Devasthanam in Badevaripalem, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, performing SeetaramaSwamy Kalyanotsavam, Poolangi Seva, Geetha Yagnam, and Lakshmi Ganapathi Homam.

Pandit expertise spans various religious services including Homams (Ganapathy, Saraswathy, Laxmi, Sudarshana, Rudra, Chandi), Pujas (Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam, Aksharabhyasam, Namakaranam), and other ceremonies like Gruha Pravesham, Bhoomi Pooja, Annaprasana, and Sashtipoorthi. He is also experienced in special poojas and parayanams, such as Laksha Tulasi & Pushpa Archana, etc

Languages Fluent:  Telugu, English, Hindi, and Tamil.

Pandit Shreyas Swamy