Anoop Punnakel Damodaran is an independent full time Hindu Priest. Born and raised in Kerala, India, he currently lives in Virginia, USA with his family.

Anoopji learned South Indian (Kerala) temple rituals and customs at a very young age from his grandfather. He later studied in a Gurukula system under his guru.

He provides various Poojas, Homas, marriage ceremonies, Pithru Tharpanam, Kalasha Pooja and Kalasha Abhishekam, etc. as well as Astrology and Vaastu consultations. Anoopji has worked as a priest for the past 25 years. He served many years as the head priest to the Sri Krishna Navaneetha Temple in Chennai, working with the Medimix company. He was resident priest at the Sivananda Yoga Ranch, Catskills, NY and served at the Neyyar Dam and Chennai ashrams as well. Anoopji was most recently head priest at the Sree Mangaleswari Devi Temple in Kerala, India.

Upon moving to the USA with his family in 2022 he continues to serve his community in America and abroad.