Sri Sathyanarayanan Ghanapatigal is a Tamil Smarta Vaidhika priest with over ten years of experience in performing Hindu religious services. He completed his religious studies at Avadhuta Datta Peetham Sri Ganapati Sachidanand Ashram in Mysore and Veda Rakshana Nidhi Trust in Chennai, earning a Certificate of Vedic Examination in the Taitriya branch of the Yajurveda and receiving certifications in Vedic studies, along with the titles Kramapati and Ghanapati. Possessing extensive knowledge of Agamas, Upanishads, Shastras, and other Hindu scriptures, he is proficient in conducting poojas, homams, abhishekam, alankaram, parayanam, and traditional rituals based on six Sutras, including Apastambham, Bodhayanam, and Bharadwajam. Sri Sathyanarayanan served as Purohit at Dakshina Bharata Brahman Sabha in Singapore from January 2019 to July 2022 and was employed by the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam Trust for five years. Additionally, he has worked as a teacher at a Hindu religious school and as an examiner for Veda Poorthi Pariksha. Adept at performing rituals for weddings, Upanayanam, Gruhapravesam, Sathabishegam, and Apara Kriyas, he speaks Tamil, Telugu, English, and Sanskrit.
