Contact information
Phone: 515-795-2635
e-mail: sahai@mchsi.com

Dr.Khimanand Upreti, from Delhi, joined the Temple on August 29th 2006.

He has a double MA (Vyakaranacharya & Jyotishacharya) with two specializations in Sanskrit Grammar and Astrology. He is Ph.D.in Astrology and is also NET (National Education Trended) qualified.

He worked at Sri Raghunath Temple, Delhi for 12 years as the Head Priest.
For over 1.4 years, he worked in UGC Major Research Program in the area of weather forecasting and changing environmental conditions by using Astrology, movement of stars, planetary condition and position in the Sri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit University as Project Associate & Lecturer.
He has received 25 awards in intercollegiate competition as a student life.
The Delhi Sanskrit Academy (Govt. of Delhi) invited him for three years asking for questioning university students from Ved-Vedangs, Sanskrit Sahitya,Shad-darshan etc.
Before joining our Temple, he worked as Head Priest at the Hindu Temple of Ottawa,Ontario,Canada.

He is an educated Hindu priest with extensive knowledge and experience and well conversant with all aspects of Hindu rituals. He is full-fledged Vedpathi, Karmkandi, Katha-Vyas, Sanskrit Lecturer (Vyakhyata), Astrologer Specializes in Vastu, Horoscope matching for marriages.
He has extensive knowledge of all Shodash Sanskaras,Chandi Yagna, Rudrabhishekam and  Mahamrityunjaya Yagna, Vastu-Shanti, Kumbhabhishekam,etc.

Dr.Upreti is married, with three school-age children.

Sri V.K. Rajagopalan hails from Bangalore, India. He is well trained in Krishna Yajurveda and Pancharatra Agama. He did his Vedadhyana at Ahobla Mutt and Andavan Ashrama in Bangalore, India. He is a certified Priest with excellence in Jayakhyaya Samhitha and Naalayira Divya Prabhandam. Sri Rajagopalan specializes in rendering of Thirumanajana Khattiyam, Bhaghvadh Vishyam and Vishesha Dina Satrumurai Kramam, which are traditional rituals for Lord Venkateshwara. He has over 15 years of experience as priest and has served in Sri Venkateshwara Temple, Sripuram, Bangalore, India and Ranganatha Temple, Pomona, New York. He also served at Vaikuntanatha Temple in Purshkar in Rajasthan, India.

Sri Rajagopalan has vast experience in temple activities such as KalyanOthsavam, Oonjal Uthsavam, ShayanOthsavam, Navarathri Uthsavam, VasanthOthsavam, PavithOthsavam and Brahmothsavam. He also performs several others poojas such as Punyahavachanam, Namakaranam, Aayushya Homam, Udakashanthi - Upanayanam, Kalyanam, Pumsavanam, Seemantham, Grihapravesham, PanchaKavya Sammelanam, Sudharshana Homam and Chandi Homam etc.

Sri Rajagoplan has rendered various Veda Suktas and released a CD album. The CD contains Pancha Sooktham, Kaatakam, Thaithireeya Upanishadh, Brahma Ghosham and Deshika Prabhandam.

Sri Rajagopalan is married and has two daughters and a son. He speaks Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi.