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Sri Madduri Venkateshwara Yajulu is one of the very few surviving eminent Vedic scholars in India today. He has an outstanding career of more than 60 years in practicing and preaching the quintessence of Vedic Dharma as a novel path to achieve the goal of establishing a humane world. Apart from his unrivalled scholarship in the theoretical knowledge of the Vedas, he is one of few persons in India who performed numerous Vedic rituals such as Somayaga, Agni Chayana, Poundareeka, Vajapeyam, Atiratram, Aptoryamam, Nakshatra Satra yaga and chaturmasya many times over and therefore has an intimate procedural knowledge of such sacred rites. He was born in a family of Vedic scholars for three generations on 13 July 1925 in Jujjuru, Krishna Dist.,Andhra Pradesh. After his preliminary education in Krishna Yajur Veda under his father Sri Madduri Yagna Narayana Somayaji, he studied Sroutha Sutras, Agama shastra and smartha under Sri Lanka Venkatarama Somayaji. Under the supervision of his Guru, he imbibed the essence of the sroutha sutras to take it beyond a mere qualification and use it for betterment of the society. His wife Smt. Venkatalakshmi Somidevamma dedicated her entire life to his endeavors in upholding the values of Sanatana Dharma. Inspired by his spiritual Guru, Paramacharya of Kanchi ,Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Mahaswamy, he travelled across the country performing yagas in places of historical, religious and spiritual importance by encouraging people from all walks of life to participate, practice the Vedic dharma and be the servants of the society. He was also invited to Nepal in the year 1993 by the then King Late Sri Dhirendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva for performing Varuna yaga for better rainfall in the drought ridden country. He was then honoured with a Swarna Kankana. His efforts in maintaining the pristine nature of such rituals in the modern era was noted and lauded by accomplished personalities such as Frits Staal, respected Indologist who has mentioned Sri Yajulu as an accomplished Somayaji in his book, Agni - The Vedic ritual of the fire altar.

Well known for his knowledge and strict adherence to the Vedic principles in performing the rituals, he is consulted on various issues of religious and spiritual importance by eminent religious institutions such as :
 * Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, Kanchipuram, TN
 * Sri Sringeri Sarada Peetham, Sringeri, KA
 * Avadhoota Datta Peetham, Mysore, KA
 * Maharshi Sandipani Rashtiya Vedavidya Pratishthan, Ujjain, MP
 * Kamadhenu Seva trust, Hyderabad and various other institutions

He had written and compiled many books on Sroutha sutras, mantra shastra, agama rituals which are being published by Sri Venkateshwara Vedic University, Tirupathi. He trained more than 50 people in Vedic lineage and inspired many more to imbibe the glorious values of Vedic dharma for the betterment of the society. He was an honorary agama advisor to Endowments department, United AP for 30+ years and served as Chairman of the Agama Advisory Council, Endowments department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh.

At the age of 91 now, he still observes a strict regimen of daily rituals, a discipline born from his strong conviction in the efficacy and social utility of the procedures prescribed in the Vedas. He presided over many religious, spiritual conferences where his discourses, synthesizing the outer ritual and inner philosophy (tatwa), are regarded as thought provoking to both the common man and the ardent seeker of Vedic knowledge. An altruistic personality, he always looked out for ways to serve people. He also served as Gram Panchayat Sarpanch for Jujjuru Village, Krishna district, AP. from 1970 - 1981 and was instrumental in getting basic necessities such as roads, electricity, drinking water facilities and elementary school to the village. He is also the inspiration of SSRR charitable trust (regd. 159/Book IV/2011) which runs a hospital helping poor and needy free of cost in his native.

For his exceptional service in the fields of sroutha, smartha and agama shastras, he is decorated with many awards and accolades. Some of them:-


 * "Asthana Vidwan" by Avadhoota Datta Peetham, Mysore
 * "Ugadi Puraskaram" by Govt. of AP for 3 years
 * Several Merit certificates by the Endowments department, Govt. of AP in his 30+ years tenure as honorary Agama Advisor
 * "Mahamahopadhyaya" by Sri Venkateshwara Vedic University, Tirupathi in September 2014.
 * "Atmeeya Puraskaram" by Kinnera Art theatres, Hyderabad in April 2015 and many more
 * “Accepting No Limits” award by Tech Mahindra Limited in October 2015

In this modern era, Sri Madduri Venkateshwara Yajulu is a living example of how living a Vedic way of life which is rooted in Indian culture uplifts an individual and those around him in material and spiritual realms. He shows that all that we need is an unwavering conviction, strong discipline, a genuine and honest intent to help others and thereby themselves.

Currently he is a member of an expert committee constituted to oversee the development activities in Sri Durga Malleshwara Swamy devasthanams, Vijayawada, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh.