The Aacharya index
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Sri Raghavan Dikshitar
Vaidika, Srividya Upasaka · Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Fourth-generation Dikshitar of the Kanchi tradition
- Smarta
- Rudrabhishek
- Vedic Anusthan
- Vivah Sanskar
- Tamil · Sanskrit · English
Yogini Ananya Sharma
Yoga Acharya (RYT-500) · Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
Hatha & pranayam specialist, 10 years teaching by the Ganga
- Yoga Sadhana
- Hindi · English
Smt. Vaidehi Kulkarni
Purohita & Sanskrit Scholar · Mumbai, Maharashtra
Among India's pioneering women purohitas
- Smarta
- Griha Pravesh
- Satyanarayan Katha
- Online Pooja
- Marathi · Hindi · Sanskrit · English
Acharya Vishwanath Mishra
Vedanta & Karmakand Acharya · Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Leads 5-pandit anusthan mandali on the Kashi ghats
- Kashi Parampara
- Satyanarayan Katha
- Rudrabhishek
- Vedic Anusthan
- Hindi · Sanskrit · English
Pt. Krishnanand Shastri
Vedacharya, Kashi Parampara · Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Performs the full Laghu Rudra with eleven Brahmins.
- Kashi Parampara
- Satyanarayan Katha
- Rudrabhishek
- Vedic Anusthan
- Hindi · Sanskrit
Acharya Devdutt Joshi
Jyotish & Karmakand Acharya · Haridwar, Uttarakhand
Leads the famed sandhya aarti team at Har Ki Pauri
- Arya Samaj
- Rudrabhishek
- Vedic Anusthan
- Online Pooja
- Hindi · Sanskrit · Garhwali
Pt. Aditya Vashishtha
Karmakand & Katha Vachak · Mumbai, Maharashtra
Young families' favourite — katha with storytelling flair
- Gaudiya
- Griha Pravesh
- Satyanarayan Katha
- Online Pooja
- Hindi · English · Marathi
Acharya Nilesh Bhatt
Jyotishacharya & Karmakandi · Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
Mahakal sannidhi specialist — Bhasma aarti sankalps
- Shaiva Siddhanta
- Griha Pravesh
- Rudrabhishek
- Vedic Anusthan
- Hindi · Gujarati · Sanskrit
Pt. Harish Upadhyay
Karmakand Shiromani · Haridwar, Uttarakhand
Warm, jovial style loved by joint families
- Smarta
- Griha Pravesh
- Satyanarayan Katha
- Vedic Anusthan
- Hindi · Sanskrit · Punjabi
Pt. Shibnath Bhattacharya
Smarta Purohit, Nabadwip Parampara · Kolkata, West Bengal
Authority on Bengali vivah & griha rituals
- Smarta
- Griha Pravesh
- Satyanarayan Katha
- Vedic Anusthan
- Bengali · Hindi · Sanskrit
Yogacharya Arjun Negi
Ashtanga & Pranayam Coach · Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
Corporate & family batches, sunrise Ganga-side sessions
- Yoga Sadhana
- Hindi · English
Pt. Mohan Tripathi
Karmakand Visharad · Delhi NCR, Delhi
600+ Griha Pravesh ceremonies across Delhi NCR
- Smarta
- Griha Pravesh
- Satyanarayan Katha
- Vivah Sanskar
- Hindi · English · Sanskrit