Priests

Pandit Pranesh Rao

Senior Priest

Pandit Pranesh Rao joined the Shiva Vishnu Temple of San Diego in October 2016, after spending 15 years in various temples including Sri Ganesha Temple in Nashville, Tennessee. He hails from Bangalore, Karnataka. He has completed Krishna YajurVeda and Aapasthamba Poorva & Apara Prayoga from magadi Karanikara Paatashala,Bangalore. He has also completed shaivagama Pravara and Turiya Exam of sura saraswathi sabha, Sringeri. He has done Masters (M.A) in Sanskrit from Mysore University. He is fluent in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, English and Sanskrit languages. He is qualified to perform Gruhapravesham, Vaastu Shanthi, Devalaya Prathishta, Ganapathi Homam, Navagraha Homam, Sudharshana Homam, Rudra Homam, Chandi Homam, Ayushya Homam, Mruthyunjaya Homam, Nakshatra Shanthi, Vishnu Sahasra Naama Parayanam, SathyaNarayana Pooja, Lalitha Sahasranama Parayanam,LakshmiNarayana hrudaya Parayana and Homam, Sarpa Shanthi, Jathakarma, Naamakarana, Anna Prashana, Aksharabhyasam, Choula, Upanayanam, Vivaham, Seemantham, Udaka Shanthi Parayanam, Shradha and Aparakarma, Kalyanotsavam and all kinds of Abhishekams, Alankarams, Shanthi Poojas.