- About us
- Deities at the Mandir
- Deities Layout
- Priests
- Trustees & Executive Board
About Rajdhani Mandir
The temple was inaugurated on the current eight acres of beautiful wooded site in Chantilly, Virginia in March 2000. Mandir is a Hindu temple marvelously representing Jain and Buddhist faiths also.
For the Hindu community of the DC area, Rajdhani Mandir is an oasis. It is a place where people come to be with God, to relax, to spend some time away from the interstates and the shopping malls. They get all that in the serene, wooded surroundings of the Mandir, and its vast, well-lighted, and quiet prayer hall. People come to Rajdhani Mandir to quench their spiritual thirst.
The Mandir is committed to fulfilling the religious needs of all members of the Hindu/Jain community in the area. A full spectrum of pujas, abhiskekams are scheduled over the weekend. Please see the regularly scheduled puja and weekend schedule for more details.
The Mandir celebrates all major Hindu festivals, including Holi, Janmashtami, Diwali, Shivratri, and Navratri. To make it the community focal point that people want it to be, the Mandir sponsors various cultural programs with reputed artists. In the past, programs have included bhajan concerts, Hindustani and Carnatic classical music concerts, and Indian dances. A children’s cultural program is part of every festival celebration. It gives the children an opportunity to show off their talent and to mingle with other kids as well. To maintain the importance and impact of our religion and cultural heritage on the future generation, the Mandir holds religion classes every Sunday for children.
LAKSHMI NARAYAN JI
SHIV JI PARIVAR
RAM JI DARBAR
DURGA MATA JI
RADHA KRISHNA JI
GANESH JI
BALASUBRAMANYAM JI
SWAMI AYYAPA JI
SANTHOSH MATA JI
SRINATH JI
BALA JI
SARASWATI JI
HANUMAN JI
SAI BABA JI
BUDDHA JI
MAHAVIR JI
PARSHVANATH JI
SHIVLING
NAVGRAHA
Is the resident priest and available to perform all types of pujas/havens/sanskars, making/analyzing Horoscopes, Archana, Abhishek, Namakarana, marriages etc. He is also currently the Lead Resident Priest with additional responsibility of religious activities coordination. Please contact him first in Mandir for any religious issues.
Phone :703 – 378 – 8401
Is the resident priest proficient in Purohit & Karma Kand Sanskars, Astrology, Horoscopes, Vedic Pujas, Yagyo-Paveet, Matrimonial, Hawan,Namakarana, Yagna and the last rituals. He endowed with the knowledge and preaching of Ramayana, Bhagwat Geeta, Vedas, Durga Stuti, and Sahasra-Nama in addition to organizing Satsangs.
Phone : 703 – 378 – 8401
Is the resident priest expert in Astrology, Karma Kand Sanskars, Vedic Pujas, Matrimonial, Namakarana and Havans. An authority on Meditation, he marvelously performs Archanas and Abhisheks.
Phone :703 – 378 – 8401
Is the resident priest who is expert in the Nepali and Indian style puja rituals , Namakarana and traditions. He speaks Nepali, English, Hindi and Sanskrit. Before joining the Mandir he was professor of Astrology and Sanskrit at Government Sanskrit University in Kathmandu. He has organized and lectured at many national and international conferences on Hinduism. He is a graduate of Banaras Hindu University, Acharya from Sampurnanada Sanskrit University and also worked as priest in Nepal for many years.
Phone : 703 – 378 – 8401
is the resident priest originally from Southern India. Before joining the Mandir he worked at several famous temples including the Sri Siva Vishnu Temple (SSVT) for more than five years, Salisbury Hindu Temple, Sree Vinayakar Mandir in New Delhi and Sri Ananda Temple in Chennai. He was associated with and learned from several renowned Sastrigals. An expert in Vedas/Upanishads, Namakarana and South Indian puja rituals, he fluently speaks several languages including English, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi.
Phone :703 – 378 – 8401
Is the resident priest originally from Southern India, formally educated at Tirumala Tirupathi Devastanams and served at prominent temples in Southern India, Northern Virginia, and Colorado. Very competent in all types of pujas and horoscope Kundali matching. An expert in Aksharabbhyasam, Nakshtra Shaanti, Upanayanam, Engagement, Wedding, Gruha Pravesam Homam, Satyanarayana Vratam, Hair Offering, Navagraha Homa/Puja, Vastu Homa Puja, Rudrabhishekaam, Shanku Sthapana, Sudarshana Homam, Mrityunjaya Homam, Sai Puja and more. He is fluent in several south Indian languages and in English and Hindi also.
Phone : 703 – 378 – 8401
BOARD OF TRUSTEES – OFFICERS
Chairman
Harsh Sethi
Phone: 703-626-9543 | Send Email
Vice-Chairman
Anil Gupta
Phone: 703-830-8416 | Send Email
Secretary
Alok Srivastava
Phone: 703-736-9335 | Send Email
Comptroller
Satish Kapoor
Phone: 703-818-3892 | Send Email
TRUSTEES – BOARD MEMBERS
Dr. Rajeev Khanna
Phone: 703-785-5289 | Send Email
Shiva Pant
Phone: 703-774-5507 | Send Email
Satish Kumar
Phone: 703-362-3099 | Send Email
EXECUTIVE BOARD
President
Dr. Rajeev Khanna
Phone: 703-785-5289 | Send Email
Vice-President
Amitabh Kotwal
Phone: 571-215-7016 | Send Email
Secretary
Natarajan N. Iyer
Phone: 703-817-9797 | Send Email
Treasurer
Utkarsh Patel
Phone: 571-383-7059 | Send Email
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS
Anil Sharma
Phone: 703-336-3253 | Send Email
Rajmanna Subramaniam
Phone: 703-853-9981 | Send Email
Nina Pai
Phone: 571-344-3149 | Send Email
Shyamili Sharma
Phone: 703-929-6107 | Send Email
Veera Pandey
Phone: 703-263-2218 | Send Email
Praveen Dhingra
Phone: 703-217-0875 | Send Email
Srinivasa Sarraff
Phone: 703-677-5970 | Send Email
Geeti Ghai
Phone: 571-243-6440 | Send Email
Smita Anand
Phone: 571-221-5188 | Send Email
Raj Krishnapillay
Phone: 703-378-6773 | Send Email