Dr. Shukavak Dasa serves as the Head Priest at the Shri Lakshmi Narayan Temple in Riverside, CA, affiliated with the Hindu Society of Inland Empire. With a two-year tenure, he is also a Hindu Studies professor at CGU and the Claremont School of Theology, and Director of the Sanskrit Religions Institute. An accomplished author, he holds a Ph.D. from the University of Toronto in South Asian Studies and an MA in Sanskrit Grammar from University College.