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ACHARYA · SHAKTA · BRIHANNANDIKESHVARA

Acharya Sourav Bhattacharya

आचार्य सौरव भट्टाचार्य

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A Shakta priest specialising in Devi worship, Saraswati Puja and Navagraha rites in the Bengali tradition. Popular with families across the eastern metros and the Bengali diaspora.

LocationBhowanipore, Kolkata

Practising14 years

Rituals on platform187

Available forIn-person · Virtual

187RITUALS DONE

4.8AVERAGE RATING

94%GOTRA ACCURACY

6^NRICOUNTRIES SERVED

THE TRUST MOAT

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⟲ Last verified 20 Jan 2026

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Aadhaar KYC

UIDAI-eKYC matched name + photo

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Pathshala certificate

Sri Vaishnava Pathshala, 1996

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Vedic panel interview

30-min in-house experts

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Sanskrit recital test

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Reference checks

Guru + 2 prior client families

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Background check

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90-day probation

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Annual reverification

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LINEAGE & TRADITION

Brihannandikeshvara · Shakta

SampradayaShakta

VedaKrishna Yajurveda

ShakhaBrihannandikeshvara

SutraApastamba

His gotraShandilya

GuruSri Tarapada Bhattacharya
Kalighat, Kolkata

LANGUAGES HE PERFORMS IN

3 working languages

বাংলা Bengali

Native

संस्कृतम् Sanskrit

Fluent recital

हिन्दी Hindi

Conversational

RITUALS HE PERFORMS · TRANSPARENT PRICING

Every fee broken down — Pandit, samagri, platform.

Ritual

BreakdownTotalNRI Live

Saraswati Puja

1.5 hrs · Studies · exams · arts

Pandit fee₹1,800

Samagri kit₹500

Platform (20%)₹460

TOTAL₹2,760

NRI LIVE$33

Navgraha Shanti

2.5 hrs · Graha dosha · planetary peace

Pandit fee₹3,800

Samagri kit₹1,300

Platform (20%)₹1,020

TOTAL₹6,120

NRI LIVE$74

Rudrabhishek

2 hrs · Abhishek of Shiva · Sawan special

Pandit fee₹2,100

Samagri kit₹700

Platform (20%)₹560

TOTAL₹3,360

NRI LIVE$40

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Gotra pronunciation94%

On-time arrival100%

Samagri completeness96%

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Kolkata · Saraswati Puja · 5 weeks ago