Sri SRINIVASA DIKSHITULU DEEVI  priest's  native is near Tenali (Tenali Ramalinga kavi birth place) Kolakaluru, AndhraPradesh (A.P.), India. He comes from a family of Temple Priests (Archakas). His family members are  as hereditary priests  to this day at  Sri Kesava Rajyalakshmi Temple in Kolakaluru with daily Pujas and services. He started this priesthood from his 8 years old.  Deevi pursued training and study in the theory, practice, and methods of Hindu religious rituals and worship  in Vaikhanasa Aagama. It was a great honor and privileage of studying under his  guru "Aagamakokila" sri Hanumantha Charyulu Deevi who is the desiple of Sri Parthanaradhi Bhattacharyulu,Aasthana pandit at Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam and who was honored by titiles like "sri Vaikhanasa Ratnakara" and was bestowed the litle of "Vidwat kavi Sarabhowma" by the President of India. 
 
Deevi passed in Vaikhanasa Aagama Examinations conducted by the A.P. Government Religious Endowments Department. in 1988. That qualify him to perform religious services in several areas: Vaikhanasa Agama Sastra; Vastu Sastra; Jyothish Sastra; Brahmotsava Karyakramas; Devalaya Prathishtapanams; Brahmhootsavaas, Daivika Karyakramas (related to Gods); ManushikaKaryakramas (related to humans like Namakaranam, Annahprasana, Marriages etc---).

Deevi passed B.A degree in 1990 from Nagarjuna univarsity. He attended (M.A)  also. He did his Telugu pandit training under Goverment of Andhra Pradesh at Rajamundry  in 1991.
 
Experience: He worked as a traditional Archaka  at Sri Kesava Rajyalakshmi temple, and Sri venkateswara temple In Kolakaluru. in Andhra Pradesh; India from his 8 years old. He attended more than 75 Prana prathisthas at various places in India. He joined The Hindu Temple of St.Louis in 1995. before he comes he worked in New orleans, at  Louisiana State,USA  His wife name is Smt. Jyothirmayi.

Known languages : Telugu, Tamil, Hindi

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