Appreciations

Dharmasetu Das

Client Testimonials

Hare Krishna. I'm happy to hear the return flight went well! It was truly our pleasure having you perform our wedding ceremony. You really exceeded our expectations and we are confident we made the best decision to work with you.

I speak on behalf of myself, Aarti, our families, and our guests when I say you did an amazing job! We received so much positive feedback on how you performed the whole wedding. Everyone felt so connected with the ceremony and learned so much about the beauty of it all. We were pleased with the whole thing, our families were also extremely happy with it all, and working with you in general leading up to and after the wedding was a great experience. We are so happy with how you collaborated with us and we are so appreciative of your patience and understanding when the cancellation with the inbound flight happened. You were so prepared and extremely considerate to do whatever you could to arrive in time.

Considering every single part of the planning and execution of the wedding, from sharing the ceremony template with us, and the item list, and the way you performed the ceremony in a way that everyone was able to follow, there is no doubt in our minds that you are definitely the best officiant we could have worked with. Even with the extra effort required with a destination wedding, we were very pleased with the whole process and you did so much to make our lives easier, and we think you'd be amazing for any destination wedding. We know for certain that any time someone we know is going to have a Hindu wedding ceremony, we will be happily recommending you as an officiant. We cannot thank you enough for making our wedding ceremony a beautiful, successful, and memorable experience for not just Aarti and me, but for all of our guests as well. We really appreciate you! Take care, Saajan and Aarti (Costa Mujeres, MX wedding, February 2022)

Thank you again for performing at our Mandvo/wedding. We really appreciate it - more than you know! We were delighted with the delivery and presentation of your service. You kept everyone informed and engaged even through difficult conditions. All we can say is keep up the great work you are doing. Thanks again for your service and your care during our time together.

Warm wishes, Kaushal and Pratik - Puerto Morelos, Mexico

We hired Dharmasetu Das to be our wedding pandit. We really wanted a pandit who communicated well with the audience and explained clearly what events were taking place during our ceremony, and the meaning of each event. He did an excellent job with all of those requirements. We had many compliments from our guests regarding both our priest and our ceremony in general. He was very kind, punctual and a pleasure to work with. He was great with communication as well, responding to our emails in a timely fashion. He worked with our ritual requests and included everything we wanted while keeping it in the time frame given.

Thank you for all you did pandit ji! - Shail and Shana Arora, Tucson, AZ.

We are so happy that Dharmasetu was our co-officient at our fusion destination wedding in Carlsbad, CA. He was so flexible, ready and willing to to bring our non-traditional ceremony vision to life. He really helped all our guests understand the key moments we brought out of our partial Hindu ceremony - so many of my parents friends came up to us and told us how impressed they were with his knowledge, understanding and impeccable Sanskrit. He was humorous and teamed up very well with my cousin, who was the other co-officient. He kept the ceremony so fast, which was EXACTLY what we wanted. He'll make your wedding as long or as short as you want and is really easy to collaborate with - teaching us about things we never knew before. Use him, seriously!

Nikita and Sebastian - San Diego, CA

You have been a very important part of our lives for many years. I knew when I proposed to Braja that we must have you perform our ceremony. You have been very good to Braja over the past 15 years and I am so happy and proud to now call you friend. Thinking back to our wedding day, 7 years now. I clearly remember how wonderful all of our family and friends felt when you performed our ceremonies. Thank you also for performing last rites to my Dad and blessing our new home together. We hope you will continue to bless our lives with your grace and passion. Words cannot describe how much we appreciate you.

Gene and Braja Mandala - La Jolla

I just wanted to send you a quick thank you for being wonderful at our wedding last weekend!!!! You were amazing and the ceremony was perfect!!!! William and I were thrilled that you were able to perform on such short notice. Everyone loved you and you made it very special!! I think most importantly the ceremony was exactly us!! I know my mother has kept your info to pass on to other mothers for their children’s weddings!!!! Again thank you so much!!

PS: My in laws keep talking about how beautiful the ceremony was and that they want us to have ceremonies with you and our family often

Jyotika

“Thank you for all your help with the wedding ceremony. You did a tremendous job and we heard nothing but rave reviews from family and guests on how well the ceremony was conducted. We couldn’t be happier about how everything turned out. Thank you for being a part of it all and helping to make the occasion a tremendous success.”

Sanjib

“Thank you very much for coming over and conducting the Satya Narayan puja. All our guests had great things to say about it and the children really appreciated the way the stories were narrated.”

Sanjana and Rahul

As always I enjoyed the Satyanarayan Katha conducted in your home by Dharmasetu das from San Diego. I truly relish the way he explains the simple yet profound tales and the incessant, complex implications of our human deeds and their effects. For true peace and sanity’s sake the need for humility, honesty and simple minded devotion is paramount in a world gone crazy with arrogance of human creativity, feats and technology. .. Please convey my deepest regards to the adorably cleansed Prabhu…..so fortunately close to Lord Krishna….Hari….Govinda….Narayan.”

Jyotishko-da

“First of all I would like to thank you for such a beautiful sraddha ceremony and wonderful presents. We enjoyed very much and definitely we will be coming every year for this ceremony. Now we are really happy. This ceremony is the most powerful ceremony. Again we are so grateful to you.”

Gisela

“Thank you so much for conducting such a beautiful wedding ceremony for Parinda and Robin. We appreciate that you travelled all the way from San Diego. All of us thoroughly appreciated and enjoyed the ceremony. A number of relatives and guests have sent their complements on how the mantras were so clear, and their meaning explained very well. We will remember and cherish this wedding for a long time to come. Please let us know if you are back in the Bay Area, and we can be of assistance in any way.” — Ashwin and Nila

“We had a lovely peaceful experience with our Griha Parevsa. Everyone gave their undivided attention at all times due to Dharmasetu Das’ eloquent and interactive way of proceeding with the puja. It was a great pleasure to see individuals who had no background in Indian culture saying “Om Shanti” repeatedly without requesting for their involvement. Everyone had a great memorable time. Thank you so much Dharmasetu Das for your blessings and time.”

Drs. Amit and Avani Gupta

“I’ve seen so many pandits perform weddings, but you are special, how you explain everything and are so easy to work with… I told my husband that when our daughter gets married I want Dharmasetu to perform the ceremony.”

Veena (Krushna Mandap and Decorations), Mirada, CA

“We absolutely loved the ceremony and most importantly we received nothing by compliments from each and every guest. They were stunned and impressed and most of all they said you really portrayed the combination of love, culture, virtue, spirituality, and humor. Thank you for your blessings and being part of such a memorable day which we will always hold so dearly. Hare Krishna.”

Nimisha and Jayant

“You performed our daughter’s wedding ceremony with love and humor, with spirit and divinity. It was beautifully done. The whole event was flawless. We are truly grateful to you for accepting our invitation and for blessing the newlyweds. Thank you from the bottom of our heart.”

Rekha and Lalit Savla

“Brintika and I want to send our sincere thanks and deep appreciation for your service that was rendered to my brother as his last rite. Your kind words, devotion to Krishna and His messages are very comforting, uplifting, and brought a genuine peace in us. Today’s service much have been felt by my brother’s consciousness in heaven. Thank you again.”

Bobby Purkait

“We heard nothing but good things from the guests and the overwhelming opinion was that they couldn’t remember a wedding that was performed as beautifully as this one.” — Jayanti Radhika

“Thank you again for such a wondrous puja and Spring ceremony.”

Kristin Olson, Urban Yoga Center, Palm Springs.

“First of all, thank you very much, from Dilip and myself, for such a beautiful engagement puja for Vishal and Bhavani. Everyone was so happy to be there. There was such a peaceful and pure atmosphere that day at the Temple.”

Ranjana and Dilip

“Your guidance throughout the planning process and the thoughtful ceremony you conducted was wonderful. I appreciate you traveling such a distance to be part of the wedding…It was a pleasure working with you…I look forward to the opportunity again soon!”

Karli Tanner, CMP, Simply Mumtaz, Los Angeles

“I was a pleasure for you to come to perform a wonderful Vastu puja for our new home.”

Praful and Kalpana “

The relief of Lord Venkatesvara is not only beautiful and auspicious, but very cherished. Thank you again for thinking of us. We value your friendship.”

Rati and Ravi

“Wow! Sharing in our wedding with you was an amazing and beautiful experience…I absolutely loved our ceremony and it could not have been more meaningful to us…Thank you for creating a one of a kind and beautiful moment we will treasure for the rest of our lives. We are indebted to you.”

Anasuya and Andy

“Thank you very much for the engagement puja, it was done very nicely and we all enjoyed it. It was our pleasure to have you do it.”

Chaitali

“Thank you for the wonderful Diwali experience. Your puja is very inspirational. My family and I love the way you conduct them. Thank you also very much for the gifts that you gave all of us.”

Mukesh

“Our family and friends wish you a special thank you for the excellent puja you performed at our home. Everyone of us felt the presence of Laksmi Narayana Dev. The house feels so peaceful and we deeply feel Lord Krishna’s divine grace with us at all times. Thank you once again.”

Ranjana and family

“ It was such a beautiful ceremony – our guests loved it – and most of all we felt it was a perfect combination of spirituality, ritual, love, and friendship.

Vanessa and Steve

“We all enjoyed the mudan ceremony. My father said: this was a better experience then the one’s in India.”

Dilen G.

“We want to thank you for performing my mother’s pooja and invoking blessings and auspiciousness for her final journey. It was a profound and moving experience…Thank you again for your excellent, very caring service.”

Sandhya and family.

Hare Krishna Pundit Ji,

Thank you so much for the wonderful ceremony you performed for us. We were so pleased with the warmth, compassion, and humor you brought to the ceremony along with the respect you paid to the traditions and slokas recited. You were so gracious in taking our edits to modernize the ceremony while staying true to the Hindu meaning, and we appreciate that so much! Everyone in attendance raved about how warm and welcoming everything felt and how for many people, this was the first Indian ceremony they actually understood and paid attention 😊 Both our families were also so grateful that you embraced the intimacy of the ceremony and made everyone feel so included.

Thank you again and please let me know if you ever need a referral or a testimonial as we’d be more than happy to provide that!

Best, Anil and Hema

Hi Dharmasteu Ji,

Thank you so much for marrying us! It went so well and we loved all your jokes and the lighthearted way you lead us through the ceremony. Both of our families throughly enjoyed the ceremony and felt like a part of it thanks to your great explanations.

We had so many family members pull us aside to let us know how great of a job you did and how beautiful the ceremony was.

Thank you so much!

Best, Natalie and Zach

Jai Shri Krishna Dharmasetu Das,
We have just returned to San Francisco after our mini-moon. We just wanted to reach out and truly thank you for the incredible job you did. We have started to receive some feedback from family and friends from all over the world who were so impressed by the ceremony. As we start to reflect back on the day Paige and I never had a doubt of how great you were as we had gone thru the full ceremony with you many times. However to bring it all to life was truly your gift to us. We are so thankful for the thoroughness of it all, how you were able to engage not only all of us who were there but also all the people who were there remotely via zoom. In addition to providing context and understanding of the ceremony for all of our guests was very much appreciated. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, we will always remember the ceremony as well as you!

We very much hope to see you again soon, hopefully up here in the bay area. Please let us know if there is someplace where we can provide a review as we would be happy to articulate our amazing experience with you on any platform.

Thanks again for mailing the wedding licence in for us.

Kind regards, Sheil & Paige Broker