Bengaluru's Rakesh Bhatt Opens DNC Day 3 With Vedic Prayer, Chants 'Om Shanti Shanti...' | Watch A priest at the Sri Siva Vishnu Temple in Maryland, Rakesh Bhatt hails from Bengaluru. He is a Madhwa priest trained in Rig Veda and Tantrasaara (Maadhva) Agama.