#1 Charter oaks Drive, Louisville KY 40241

Phone (502) 644-3555, E-mail: [email protected] M A R T A N D I P P I L I

Hindu Religious PRIEST

PROFESSIONAL NAME : “SHRI VIDYAOPAKA” MARTHANDA SARMA (MARTAND IPPILI- OFFICIAL NAME)

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION : 1) M.A., (Telugu) M.A., (Sanskrit) from Andhra University Visakhapatnam (A.P.)

2) M.A., (Astrology) from Potti Sriramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad (A.P.)

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE : Basic Computer Awareness with Internet Technologies from Aptech.

MS Windows Vista Desktop Administration from Brainbench 2008.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION : 1) Completed Vaidika Smartha Agamam 3 years course conducted by Endowments Department, Govt. of .

Parts: 1) Pravesha 2) Vara 3) Pravara.

2) Completed Ubhaya Smarthas ( & Under the guidance of His Holiness of Sankara Vijayandra Saraswathi Swami Gal of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham)

3) Knowledge of Agamas proposed by Sri Adisankaracharya (Adityam Ambika Vishnum Ghananadam Maheswaram) Soura, Smartha, Saiva, Shakthiya, Ganapatya Agamas. Well experienced in Astrology, Vaasthu & all types of Poojas, Homas in Purohitam.

WORK EXPERIENCE : 1) 20 years of work experience as Archaka at Sun – God Temple – Arasavalli in District (A.P) . 2) Participated in 2 major Yagams, conducted by His Holiness of Sri Chinna Jeyyar Swamy at Tirumala Hill – 1994 and other one is Sri Suryanarayana Swamy (Sun God Temple) as Maha Soura Yagam at Arasavalli – 1999. 3) (In USA) From December 1st, 2006 to Still working in of Kentucky. As Priest/Administrator.

US STATUS : Permanent Resident

AWARDS, TITELS 1) Title “Smartha Aagama Praveena” 2) Honored by Madras Telugu Academy 3) Carnatic Classical in Vocal, devotional & Light music 4) Represented Cricket Team seven times 5) National Credit Cops (N.C.C ‘A’ ‘B’ Certification) in school and college

TEMPLE PUJAS

1 NITYA GANAPATI (GAANAPATYA AAGAMAM) 2 NITYA PUJA (SAIVA AAGAMAM) 3 NITYA PUJA SHIVA(SMARTA AAGAMAM) 4 NITYA PUJA OR (SHAKTEYAM) 5 NITYA PUJA (SOURA AAGAMAM) 6 NITYA PUJA (PANCHARATRA AAGAMAM) 7 SHAT KALAARCHANA (SIX TIMES A DAY PUJA SMARTHA AAGAMAM) 8 DEVI NAVAVARANARCHANA 9 MAHA PRADOSHA KALAARCHANA 10 AYYAPA PUJA/ PADI PUJA 11 DEVALAYA SUDHI/ ANKURARPANA 12 3,5,9,12,16,18,24,41 DAY’S PUJA/ DEEKSHA’S 13 PAVITROTSAVAM, VIDHANAM, ASTABANDHANAM 14 NITYA USTAVA,PAKSHOTSAVA,MASOOTSAVA,IYANOTSAVA,SAMVATSAROTSAVAMS(VARSHI KOTSAVA) 15 BRAHMOTSAVAMS 16 DOLOTSAVAM 17 VISHESHA UTSAVA PUJA (LIKE CHATURDHI, SIVA RATRI, SRI NAVAMI, SRI JANMASTAMI, DEVI AND DEEWALI. 18 SPECIAL PUJA/’S ON LUNAR OR SOLAR ECLIPSE

TEMPLE HOMAMS

1 GANAPATI, GANAPATI HOMAM 2 HOMAM 3 NAVAGRAHA HOMAM 4 VAASTU HOMAM 5 CHANDI HOMAM (SAPTASHATI) 6 SOURA HOMAM(FOR HEALTH) 7 NAKSHATRA HOMAM 8 PAVAMANA HOMAM( RIG VEDAM & YAJUR VEDAM) 9 LAKSHMI HOMAM 10 HOMAM 11 MAHA SUDRARSHANA HOMAM 12 BHAGAVAD GEETA HAVAN

TEMPLE KALYANA UTSAVAMS

1 SHIVA- GOWRI 2 VALLI-DEVASENA –SUBRAMANYA 3 KAMAKSHI(GOWRI) 4 SRINIVASA 5 USHA- PADMINI-CHAYA- SURYANARAYANA SWAMY 6 TULASI VIVAHAM

7 ATASI, TULASI,DHATRI VIVAHAM 8 ASWETHA NARAYANA VIVAHAM TEMPLE PRAYANAMS

1 GANAPATHI ATHARVASHIRSHAM 2 VEDA PARAYANAM 3 PANCHA KATAKAM 4 ARANYAKAM 5 ACHIDDRAM 6 UDAKA SHANTI 7 UPANISHAD PARAYANAM(108) 8 TAITREYA UPANISHAD 9 MAHANYASAM 10 SUNDARAKANDA 11 SAPTA SHATE 12 MAHA BHARATAM 13 MAHA BHAGAVATHAM 14 RAMAYANAM 15 BHAGAWADGITA 16 NAKSHATRA SUKTAM 17 VENKATESWARA SUPRABHATAM 18 VISHNU SAHASRANAMAM 19 GANESHA, SHIVA, SUBRAMANYA, AYYAPA, ANJANEYA, SRI RAMA, SRI KRISHNA, LALITHA, , LAKSHMI, GAYATRI, NAVAGRAHA, VEKATESWARA, SURYA, SAHASRANAMAM, TRISHATI, ASHTOTARA SHATA NAMAVALI’S 20 PACHA SUKTAS, MANTRA PUSHPADI… PURANAMS(EPICKS)

SPECIALIZATION

1 SRI LAKSHMI GANAPATHY POOJA/HOMAM 2 DEVALAYA PRATHISTAS (IDOL INSTALLATIONS) *KUMBHABHISHEKAMS* 3 DHANVATARI VRATAM/ HOMAM (FOR DOCTOR’S) 4 SURYA NAMASKARAM’S (SUN-SALUTATIONS FOR HEALTH) 5 AASERVACHANA PADAM, KRAMAM, JATA, GHANAM 6 ANNA LINGAARCHANA, MAHANYASA POORVAKA EKADASA RUDRABHISHEKAM, ATI RUDRAM, PASUPATAM

PERSONAL POOJAS & SAMSKARAS

1 GANAPATHI PUJA/ HOMAM 2 PUNYAHAVACHANAM 3 JAATHA 4 NAMAKARAM( NAMEMING CER 5 ANNAPRASANA 6 CHOULAM(TONSURE)(HAIR OFFERING) 7 UPANAYANAM(THREADING CERMONY) 8 UPAKARMA( THREAD CHANGING) 9 VIVAHAM(WEDDING) 10 SEEMANTHAM( BABY SHOWER) 11 AKSHARABHYASAM(SARASWATI PUJA) 12 ENGAGEMENT(NISCHITARTAM) 13 GROUND BREAKING PUJA(BHOMI PUJA) 14 GRIHAPREVESAM( HOUSE WARMING) 15 SATYANARAYANA POOJA/KATHA 16 SASHTIABDAPOORTI(60TH BIRTHDAY) 17 BHEEMARATHA SHANTI(80TH BIRTHDAY) 18 SHASRA CHANDRODAYAM(1000 MOON RISE’S) 19 SHATABHISHEKAM(100 YEARS) 20 AYUSHA HOMAM 21 AYYAPA PUJA/ PADI PUJA 22 NAVAGRAHA SHANTI//HOMA/TARPANAM 23 MRIRUMJAYA HOMAM 24 NAKSHATRA SHANTI/ HOMAM 25 SHRADHAM/ PAARVANA / HERANYA / SANKALPA / TRAPANAM 26 SUNDARA KANDA PARAYAN 27 CHANDI(SAPTASHATI) PATH 28 GANESHA CHATURDHI PUJA 29 SRIVIDYA, SOUNDARYA LAHARI PATH/PRAYOG 30 RUDRABHISHEKAM( MAHANYASA POORVAKA) 31 VARA LAKSHMI VRATAM 32 KEDAARESWARA VRATAM 33 SWARNA GOWRI VTRATAN 34 UMA MAHESWARA VRATAM 35 ANANTA PADMA NABHA VRATAM 36 CHITRA POORNIMA VRATAM 37 SOMAVARAM AMAVASYA VRATAM 38 DHANVATARI VRATAM(FOR DOCTOR’S) 39 SARASWATI VRATAM/HOMAM 40 MAHA SUDRASHANA HOMAM 41 SURYA NAMASKARAM ( SUN – SALUTATIONS FOR HEALTH) 42 MANYU HOMAM, LAKSHMI HOMAM 43 ECLIPSE HOMAMS BOTH LUNAR & SOLAR 44 SANTOSHI MAA VRATAM 45 WELL EXPERIENCE IN ALL PART’S OF ASTROLOGY

LANGUAGES KNOWN

LANGUAGE UNDERSTAND SPEAK READ WRITE

SANSKRIT     TELUGU     HINDI     ENGLISH     TAMIL   ORIYA   KANNADA 

Conducting Veda classes, Courses, lectures and discourses organize prayers and prayer sessions for all age groups.