Sri Koteshwaran K. Gurukkal hails from a family of highly venerated priests with rich heritage. Born at Ettukudi in Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu, he studied at the Saiva Agama School at Thirupugalur and was awarded the "Saivagama Bhushanam" certificate. He was also awarded "Saivagama Vidwan", "PoorvaBhagam and Uttara Bhagam" certificates by the Thirumala Thirupathi Devasthanam (TTD). From 1980–1986, he worked as a priest at Sri Subramanya Swamy Devalayam in Skandagiri, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Priest Gurukkal joined Sri Ganesha Temple in 1988. In 1993, he got married to Indrani. He has two children, Skanda Janani and Mayur Karthik. He speaks Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Hindi, and English.

Sri Tarakabrahma Sarma Gudipati (Brahma) joined our temple in 2013. He is from Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. He is a qualified priest, specialized in Krishna Yajur Veda Kramantha and Smartha Agama. He has his Prathamadeeksha education from Rashtriya Sanskrit Samsthan (Deemed University), Delhi in 2005 and the Saahitya and Nyaaya (Tarka) Shaastra education from Srimajjagadguru Shankaracharya Samskritha Pathashala, Dharwad. He received a gold medal in Sahitya and Nyaaya Shastra from Dharwad in 2007 and his Sahitya certification from the Government of Karnataka. Before coming to Nashville, he was a priest at a temple in Dharwad, Karnataka. He speaks Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Hindi, English, and Sanskrit. He is married to Srimathi Swapna and has three daughters: Manogna, Abhigna, and Anagha.

Sri Narayana Bhat joined our temple in 2014. He is from Bangalore, Karnataka. He is a qualified priest, specialized in Krishna Yajur Veda Kramantha. He did his education from Sri Shankaracharya Mahasamasthana, Dakshinamnaya Sri SharadhaPeetha, Bangalore (1997–2004) and Shiva Agama Pravara education from Government Maharaja's Sanskrit College, Mysore. He has experience working as a priest and has performed many religious ceremonies. He speaks Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, and English. He is married to Tejaswini Hegde and has a daughter, Varuni.

Sri Sooryanarayan Bhat joined our temple in April 2017. He is from Bengaluru, Karnataka. He studied Rigvedam Samhita at Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, Shankaracharya Veda Pathasala, Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu. He passed Shaivagama Pravara and Shaivagama Praveena exams at Karnataka State Government Maharaja Sanskrit College, Mysore. He speaks Kannada, Hindi, English, Tamil, Malayalam, Konkani, Tulu, Marathi, and Sanskrit. He is married to Padmasri and has a daughter, Dravina.

Sri Dileep Varadaraja Bhatta joined our temple in January 2025. He is from Bangalore, Karnataka. He studied at Karnataka Samskrutha Patashala, Bangalore and completed his Paancharatra Agama pravara and Paancharatra Agama praveena exams at Chamarajendra Sanskrit College, Bangalore. He speaks Kannada, English, Telugu, and Tamil. He is married to Suchitra G. Bhat and has two daughters, Samanvita D. Bhat and Sunaina D. Bhat.