Sri Santosh Kumar Acharya Samudrala has joined Datta Temple as a priest in December 2016. For the past couple of years, he has served as the main priest in Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple, North Brunswick, New Jersey. He is well versed in Pancharatra Agama (temple puja), Smartham and Nalayira divyaprabhandam. He hails from AndhraPradesh, India. He is happily married and is blessed with two great children.

His Pooja skills include:
Ganapathi Pooja, Sudhi Punyaha Vachanam, Aksharabyasam, Annaprasanam, Namakaranam, Upanayanam, Vivaham, Gruha Pravesam, Satyanarayana Vratham, Varalakshmi Vratham, Kedhargouri Vratham, Lakshmi Kubera Vratham, Navagraha Pooja, Rudrabhishekam, Shanthi Pooja, Homas for various deities, Sahasra Kalasha Abhishekam, Snapanothsavam, Dolothsavam, Sahasra Deepalankaranothsavam, Dhanurmasa Seva, Kalyanothsavam.