Our Priests
Serving Our Community
A brief opening paragraph or two, where you may introduce your Priests and what their importance and roles are within both the Temple and the Hindu Society SA overall.
Sr Skandaraja Kurukkal
Shri Guhan Gurukkal
Shri Guhan Gurukkal has completed a B.A (Agama) from Veda Agama Samskritha Maha Patashala, Bangalore followed by an M.A (Agama), from Sri Venkateswara Vedic University, Tirupathi. He was conferred with the title of Saivagama Vidyanidhi by Sri Sri Gurukulam, Bangalore and has, to date, completed 4 levels of the Samskritha Bharathi Sanskrit course.
Prior to joining our Temple in May 2023, Shri Guhan has been a well-respected priest at many temples – amongst which are the Sri Kailasanatha Swami temple Pinnavasal, Trichy and the Shri Durga Temple in Sydney.
Shri Somasekar Sambamurthy
Shri Somasekar graduated from the Vedic school of Sri Dakshinaamnaya Shankara Peetam, Sri Sringeri Shankar Mutt, Bangalore. He has undergone training in Rigveda Moola and Rigveda Pariksha from Sri Sadvidya Sanjeevini Samskrutha Maha Paata Shaala, Sringeri; Sri Bharathi Gurukulam, Ramachandrapuram and Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Trust, Coimbatore. He has also undergone training in VaidikaSmartha Aagama (Pravesha) and Veda Agama from Devadaya Dharmadaya Shakha, Andhra Pradesh; and Endowment board, Tamilnadu.
He has worked as a priest at Sri Mahaganapathi Temple, Hosur, Krishnagiri Dist, Tamizhnad, Sri Sharada & Chandramouleeshwara Temple, Shankar Mutt, Bangalore and North America Shirdi Sai Temple (NASSTA), Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He has also conducted Veda & Purana classes in Vidya Bharathi Veda Patashala, Hosur and is well versed in Poorva and Apara Prayoga in Rigveda & Krishna Yajurveda and Agama & Vaidika Agama Pratishtaapana Kainkarya.