Hindu priest and meditation teacher, Dandapani is of Sri Lankan descent. Raised in Australia, he graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering after which he chose to live as a monk. He followed his guru, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, to Kauai’s Hindu Monastery in Hawaii. In 1999 he was initiated as a monk by his Satguru. For the next 10 years he lived as a monk and studied a wide variety of Hindu teachings that focused on meditation, yoga and worship of God as keys to unfolding his own and others’ deepest potential through both personal effort and openness to divine grace. Dandapani currently lives in New York City. He travels frequently, sharing the teachings of his guru in workshops, retreats and spiritual adventures. He is also passionate about photography and you can follow his "Travel Photography Blog on Yoga, Meditation and Hinduism" at www.VedicOdyssey.com/spiritualadventures