{"id":16429,"date":"2026-04-22T12:33:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ducami.com\/dev\/fremonttemple-new\/?page_id=16429"},"modified":"2026-04-23T11:16:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T11:16:45","slug":"temple-priests","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ducami.com\/dev\/fremonttemple-new\/temple-priests\/","title":{"rendered":"Temple Priests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\t\tOur Deities\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Vedic Dharma Samaj is a non-profit, tax exempt religious (501 (C) 3 Tax Exempt 94-2742511) organization. It is dedicated to serve the religious and cultural needs of the Hindu community. Vedic Dharma Samaj also known as the Fremont Hindu Temple has been serving members of the Hindu community in the Bay area, CA, since 1985.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ducami.com\/dev\/fremonttemple-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/20200603_122903-1899x1899-1-circle.jpg\" alt=\"20200603_122903-1899x1899\" title=\"20200603_122903-1899x1899\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t\t<h3>Pandit Kalyan Sharma<\/h3>\t\t\t\n<p><strong>Languages Spoken :<\/strong>\u00a0Gujarati, English, Hindi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pooja Specialization :<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wedding\/ Vivaham<\/li>\n<li>Seemantham<\/li>\n<li>Naamkaran<\/li>\n<li>Annaprasana<\/li>\n<li>Ayushhomam<\/li>\n<li>Satyanarayan katha<\/li>\n<li>Upanayanam\/Thread ceremony<\/li>\n<li>Gruhapravesam\/ Housewarming<\/li>\n<li>Homams such as Chandi, Sudarshana, Ganapati, Navgrah and Rudra<\/li>\n<li>Sai Vratham<\/li>\n<li>Vaastu Homam<\/li>\n<li>Shraddham at Home<\/li>\n<li>Anthim Sanskar\/Funeral at Funeral Home<\/li>\n<li>All Shodash Sanskaram<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ducami.com\/dev\/fremonttemple-new\/contact\/\" title=\"Contact Now\" target=\"_self\"   role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Contact Now\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContact Now\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ducami.com\/dev\/fremonttemple-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Kumaraswami-1200x1200-1-circle.jpg\" alt=\"Kumaraswami-1200x1200\" title=\"Kumaraswami-1200x1200\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t\t<h3>Pandit Kumaraswamy Kristipati<\/h3>\t\t\t\n<p><strong>Languages Spoken :<\/strong> Telugu, Tamil, English, Hindi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Qualification :<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scholar in Agama Shastra<\/li>\n<li>Krishna Yajur Veda<\/li>\n<li>Master in Jyotish Shastra<\/li>\n<li>Rig Veda Smartam<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pooja Specialization :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wedding\/ Vivaham<\/li>\n<li>Seemantham<\/li>\n<li>Punyahavachanam<\/li>\n<li>Naamkaran<\/li>\n<li>Annaprasana<\/li>\n<li>Chaulam (Mundan ceremony)<\/li>\n<li>Ayushhomam<\/li>\n<li>Aksharabhyasam (Vidyarambham)<\/li>\n<li>Satyanarayan katha<\/li>\n<li>Upanayanam\/Thread ceremony<\/li>\n<li>Gruhapravesam\/ Housewarming<\/li>\n<li>Homams such as Chandi, Sudarshana, Ganapati, Navgrah and Rudra<\/li>\n<li>Sai Vratham<\/li>\n<li>Vaastu Homam<\/li>\n<li>Shasti Abdhi Poorthi (60th Birthday)<\/li>\n<li>Sathabhishekam (80th Birthday)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ducami.com\/dev\/fremonttemple-new\/contact\/\" title=\"Contact Now\" target=\"_self\"   role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Contact Now\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContact Now\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ducami.com\/dev\/fremonttemple-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Kunj-Chaturvedi-1-800x800-1-circle.jpg\" alt=\"Kunj-Chaturvedi-1-800x800\" title=\"Kunj-Chaturvedi-1-800x800\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t\t<h3>Pandit Kunj Chaturvadi Shastri<\/h3>\t\t\t\n<p><strong>Languages Spoken :<\/strong> English, Hindi, Gujarathi, Bengali, Punjabi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Qualification :<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bachelors Degree in Veda Shastra from Varanasi<\/li>\n<li>Masters Degree in Prediction Astrology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pooja Specialization :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wedding\/ Vivaham<\/li>\n<li>Baby Shower<\/li>\n<li>Naamkaran<\/li>\n<li>Annaprasana<\/li>\n<li>Ayushhomam\/ Janam divas pooja<\/li>\n<li>Satyanarayan katha<\/li>\n<li>Upanayanam\/Thread ceremony<\/li>\n<li>Gruhapravesam\/ Housewarming<\/li>\n<li>Homams such as Chandi, Sudarshana, Ganapati, Navgrah and Rudra<\/li>\n<li>Sudarkant Path<\/li>\n<li>Bhagvath Gita, Ramayan discourse<\/li>\n<li>Shanti Path<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ducami.com\/dev\/fremonttemple-new\/contact\/\" title=\"Contact Now\" target=\"_self\"   role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Contact Now\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContact Now\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ducami.com\/dev\/fremonttemple-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Ajay-Prasanna-1440x1440-1-circle.jpg\" alt=\"Ajay-Prasanna-1440x1440\" title=\"Ajay-Prasanna-1440x1440\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t\t<h3>Pandit Ajay Prasanna<\/h3>\t\t\t\n<p><strong>Languages Spoken :<\/strong> Telugu, Tamil, English, Hindi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Qualification :<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scholar in Agama Shastra<\/li>\n<li>Krishna Yajur Veda<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pooja Specialization :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wedding\/ Vivaham<\/li>\n<li>Seemantham<\/li>\n<li>Punyahavachanam<\/li>\n<li>Naamkaran<\/li>\n<li>Annaprasana<\/li>\n<li>Chaulam (Mundan ceremony)<\/li>\n<li>Ayushhomam<\/li>\n<li>Aksharabhyasam (Vidyarambham)<\/li>\n<li>Satyanarayan katha<\/li>\n<li>Upanayanam\/Thread ceremony<\/li>\n<li>Gruhapravesam\/ Housewarming<\/li>\n<li>Homams such as Chandi, Sudarshana, Ganapati, Navgrah and Rudra<\/li>\n<li>Vaastu Homam<\/li>\n<li>Shasti Abdhi Poorthi (60th Birthday)<\/li>\n<li>Sathabhishekam (80th Birthday)<\/li>\n<li>Hiranya Sradham<\/li>\n<li>First Year Sradham<\/li>\n<li>Shraddham at Home<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ducami.com\/dev\/fremonttemple-new\/contact\/\" title=\"Contact Now\" target=\"_self\"   role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Contact Now\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContact Now\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ducami.com\/dev\/fremonttemple-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Rupendra-Mishra-1200x1200-1-circle.jpg\" alt=\"Rupendra-Mishra-1200x1200\" title=\"Rupendra-Mishra-1200x1200\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t\t<h3>Pandit Rupendra Mishra<\/h3>\t\t\t\n<p><strong>Languages Spoken :<\/strong> English, Hindi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Qualification :<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shukla Yajur Veda mulantha from Maharishi Veda<\/li>\n<li>Vigjana Vidya Peeth from Madhyapradesh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pooja Specialization :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wedding\/ Vivaham<\/li>\n<li>Seemantham<\/li>\n<li>Naamkaran<\/li>\n<li>Annaprasana<\/li>\n<li>Ayushhomam<\/li>\n<li>Satyanarayan katha<\/li>\n<li>Upanayanam\/Thread ceremony<\/li>\n<li>Gruhapravesam\/ Housewarming<\/li>\n<li>Homams such as Chandi, Sudarshana, Ganapati, Navgrah and Rudra<\/li>\n<li>Sai Vratham<\/li>\n<li>Vaastu Homam<\/li>\n<li>Shraddham at Home<\/li>\n<li>All Shodash sanskaram<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ducami.com\/dev\/fremonttemple-new\/contact\/\" title=\"Contact Now\" target=\"_self\"   role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Contact Now\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContact Now\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Deities Vedic Dharma Samaj is a non-profit, tax exempt religious (501 (C) 3 Tax Exempt 94-2742511) organization. It is dedicated to serve the religious and cultural needs of the Hindu community. Vedic Dharma Samaj also known as the Fremont Hindu Temple has been serving members of the Hindu community in the Bay area, CA, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16429","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ducami.com\/dev\/fremonttemple-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ducami.com\/dev\/fremonttemple-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ducami.com\/dev\/fremonttemple-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ducami.com\/dev\/fremonttemple-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ducami.com\/dev\/fremonttemple-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16429"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ducami.com\/dev\/fremonttemple-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16429\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16506,"href":"https:\/\/ducami.com\/dev\/fremonttemple-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16429\/revisions\/16506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ducami.com\/dev\/fremonttemple-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}