Priests

Sri Guru Dutt

Head Priest
Is associated with Hindu temple of Florida from 2004 having studied for 8 yrs. at Vedic Dharma Paathashala, is proficient in Krishna Yajurveda, Shiva Agama Shastra & in performing religious services of Hindu Dharma at temple or in devotee’s place.

Sri Raghavendra Deshakulkarni

Priest
Is associated with Hindu temple of Florida from 2006. Having studied for 8 yrs. at Vedic Dharma Paathashala, is proficient in Krishna Yajurveda, Shiva Agama Shastra & in performing religious services of Hindu Dharma at temple or in devotee’s place.

Sri Sudarshana Bhattar

Priest
Has 24 years of experience as a priest. He studied SSLC and passed Pancharatra Agama Praveena, Karnataka Govt. Pradhama Sanskrit Exams. Finished Veda Prathama, Krishna Yajurveda Prathama & in performing religious services of Hindu Dharma at temple or in devotee’s place.

Sri Suresh Gottumukkala

Priest
Has 15 years of experience as a priest. Is associated with Hindu temple of Florida from 2015. Having studied for 8 yrs. at Vedic Dharma Paathashala, is proficient in Krishna Yajurveda, Shiva Agama Shastra, expert in Rugveda & in performing religious services of Hindu Dharma at temple or in devotee’s place.

Vishnu Bharadwaj VenuGopala Bhattar

Priest
Has 7 years of experience as a priest. He has been associated with Hindu temple of Florida from 2021. Having studied for 3 yrs. At Pancharathra agama Paathashala, is proficient in Krishna Yajurveda, expert in Yajurveda & in performing religious services of Hindu Dharma at temple or in devotee’s place.

Other Staff

Uma Yanamandra

Front Desk Co-Coordinator
Has experience in Accounting Professional with over 10 Years of Experience in company Accounting, Tax Returns and Pay Roll. She is associated with Hindu Temple of Florida from December 1st 2015.

Vivek

Assistant Cook
Is Shilpi by profession who was part of Hindu Temple of Florida’s second team of Sculptors and later moved to help in the Temple Prasad Sadan. He is now the “Dosa Specialist” and is associated with temple from 2004

Jayakanth

FRONT DESK COORDINATOR
He is shilpi by profession and 20 years of experience. He was part of the Hindu Temple’s shilpi team.

RK

Canteen Front Desk Coordinator
Has over 32 years of experience in different fields. He studied SSC and then training in Mechanical Engineering . He also did 2 years of computer courses.
Bhagavad Gita

Abandon all attachment to the results of action
and attain supreme peace

"Any person who is chanting the holy names of Krishna (Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare) in course of chanting without offenses feels some transcendental pleasure and very quickly becomes purified of all material contamination."
Ved Vyasa, The Bhagavad Gita

SET THY
HEART UPON THY WORK
BUT NEVER ON ITS REWARD.

"Strive constantly to serve the welfare of the world; by devotion to selfless work one attains the supreme goal of life. Do your work with the welfare of others always in mind."
Bhagavad Gita

RESHAPE YOURSELF
THROUGH THE
POWER OF YOUR WILL....

"A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time and at the right place, and when we expect nothing in return"