Pandit Lok Shukla

Pandit Loknath Gajadhar Shukla is the founder of Shri Sanatan Dharm Lok Sabha Inc. and is the principal priest of the temple as well.
Pandit Dev Shukla

Pandit Devendra Shukla is a certified priest from India and has joined Pandit Lok Nath for the day-to-day running of the temple.

Contact Us

Mail
9725 129th St.
South Richmond Hill, NY - 11419

Phone
P: 718-441-5571
Services


At the Shri Sanatan Dharam Lokh Sabha Mandir, we cultivate the knowledge and practice of the Sanatan Dharma and the Hindu culture. We encourage the public, especially the younger generation to take part in Puja, and participate in all aspects of religious, cultural and traditional functions. We believe through help from elders, we can stimulate our youngsters to follow the teachings and scriptures of Sanatan Dharma. Thus, we can rest assure that our Hindu religion and Culture will be preserved and practiced for generations to come.

In addition to the above, we offer Hindi classes for adults and youngsters. In order to practice Hindu Dharma, its utmost important to maintain the Hindi language. We strongly advice the public to involve their selves in those classes, so that our prestige language could be kept for infinite years. We intent to offer other various classes, through which one shall be able to expand their knowledge and practice about the Hindu Religion. Sanatan Dharma (The Eternal Ideal of Perfection) teaches us how to take care of ourselves spiritually. Through love and devotion, one will be able to attain Dharma, Arth, Kaam and Moksh. Therefore we’ll be able to maintain the highest ideal of perfection.

“Siddhantachara” means: make our behavior correspond to the activities spoken in the scriptures. The Shri Sanatan Dharm Lokh Sabha Mandir guides the following six forms of worshipping.
  1. Puja (Worship/Offering)
  2. Path (Recitation/Chanting)
  3. Homa (Sacred Fire Ceremony)
  4. kirtan (Devotional Singing)
  5. Pravachan (an explanation of the meanings and applications, how to integrate these various activities into our lives through the medium of our holy scriptures)
  6. Arpana (offering) endless


In addition to the above mentioned temple services, the organization also provides the following specialized classes:
  • Hindi classes by panditji
  • Yoga classes
  • Music and vocal classes


Whenever, anyone takes part in those actions, with respect, sincerity and devotion, that person is performing worship.

Panditjee says, "Worship itself means paying attention. Learning takes place when one pays attention. When we love something or someone, we pay attention. We offer respect. The practice of concentrating our attention is called meditation. Through the practice of meditation we learn how to learn, we learn how to love, we learn how to respect, how to worship, and through worship we learn how to increase the efficiency of every function of ours lives”.