Aagama Kalaratnam Siva Sri V.S. Bhaskara Gurukkal

Hailing from a family of Priests from Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu, India), Sri Bhaskara Gurukkal is the Founder & President of Sri Bhuvaneswari Hindu Temple. After being initiated into temple activities by his grand father and his very first Guru Sri Sankara Gurukkal, he studied Aaghamam under Sri Muthukumaraswami Gurukkal at a Paadasala for six years and then Veda and Sastra under Sri Nagaraja Ganapaadigal in Thiruppaapuliyur (Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu). Additionally he studied Astrology and Palmistry under Sri Varadachariar. Sri Bhaskara Gurukkal has a B.A. (English Literature) from Madras University. He started off his career as a Priest in Siddhi Kamala Vinayagar temple in Madras followed by Varasiddhi Vinayagar temple in NOIDA, New Delhi for 6 years. He moved to Canada in 1997 and was with Sri Ayyappan Temple in Toronto, followed by Vishnu Mandir, also in Toronto.

Sri Bhaskar is specialized in conducting Kumbabhishekam, Brahmotsavam, Chandi Homam etc. and is well-versed in Sanskrit and Aagama Sastras. He felt that those practicing Saaktham or worship of God in a Sakthi (feminine) form, had no place of worship of Sri Bhuvaneswari and being an ardent Sakthi worshipper himself, he worked tirelessly for well over 18 months, crossing innumerable hurdles, to make his dream of a temple for Sri Bhuvaneswari in Toronto, a reality - the very first temple for the Goddess in North America.