Central Illinois Temple Hours:
Week Days: 10.00 AM to 12.00 Noon and 6.00 PM to 8.00 PM
Weekends: Saturday and Sunday 9.00 AM to 6.00 PM
Hindu Temple of Central Illinois Daily Poojas:
Mondays: Rudrabhishekam at 7.00 PM
Tuesdays: Swaminarayana Pooja 6.00 PM, Hanuman Chalisa 7:00 PM & Karthikeya Pooja 7:30 PM
Wednesdays: Sahasranama for Krishna at 7.00 PM
Thursdays: Ramparivar Pooja and Vishnusahasranama chanting 7.00 PM
Fridays: Lalithasahasranama chanting 7.00 PM
Saturdays: 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM Balaji Abhishekam, 2.00 PM to 3.00 PM: Navagraha Abhishekam
Sundays: 11.00 AM to 12.00 Noon: Ganesha Abhishekam
Hindu Temple of Central Illinois Weekly Poojas:
Saturday 11:00 AM to 1.00 PM Balaji Abhishekam, Bhajans & Arati
Saturday 2.00 PM to 3.00 PM: Navagraha Abhishekam
Sundays: 11.00 AM to 12.00 Noon: Ganesha abhishekam
Mondays: 7.00 PM to 8:30 PM Rudrabhishekam
About Central Illinois Temple:
The Central Illinois Hindu Temple (HTCI) is a registered 501c3 organization serving the Greater Peoria area. Founded in 1994, the temple serves more than 1,000 families with weekly programming and regular opening hours. The temples in North America at that time were mainly in major metropolitan cities such as Pittsburgh, Chicago and New York. The general feeling was that small communities like Peoria could not afford to have their own Temple. Our desire to have our own Temple would always be a dream. A group of us at that time decided to overcome the difficulties and undertake the journey.
The name, Hindu Heritage Center, was chosen for a number of reasons at the time. At first we did not want to engage in a long debate about whether we would have a temple, if so, what kind of temple, what deities we would have, and so on. Our vision was simply that it would be a place of worship, and we would show Hindu religion and culture. We would retain the opportunity to pray to any deity of our choice. Maybe it would be a room of worship, where we would love the sacred symbol “OM”. As a result, we avoid discussing many issues related to the design of the facilities. However, in recent years, government agencies have informed us that we would be misinterpreted without the Temple on behalf of our organization and had to change the name for the Central Illinois Hindu Temple (HTCI). We would also realize that the installation can hardly be a temple without the present deities.
Hindu Temple of Central Illinois Address:
4224 W Prairie Ln,
Peoria,
IL 61604, USA
Phone: +1 309-671-566