Priest Services
Temple Timings
- Saturday and Sunday: 9 am to 6 pm
- Weekday Mornings: 10:00 am to 12 Noon
- Weekday Evenings: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Personal Services
In addition to the regularly scheduled programs, personal services such as Archanas, Abhishekams can be conducted as requested by the devotees. Please make your donation checks for these services payable to Hindu Temple of Central Illinois and give the check to the Priest or mail the check. You can also put it in the Temple Hundi with a note. The Temple does not expect the devotees to incur any additional charges beyond what is suggested.
Please note that certain services are available only at the Temple or at Home.
Any pooja/Samskaras peformed outside of Greater Peoria area will incur a minimum charge of $250 plus the additional charge for travel (50 cents per mile).
It is up to Devotees to give any Dakshine to the attending Priest. Please make checks payable to HTCI for the pooja service.
| Service |
Temple |
Temple |
Home |
| |
Weekdays |
Weekend |
Weekdays |
Home Weekend
|
| Abhishekam (Moola Vigraha) |
$151 |
$201 |
|
|
| Aksharabhyasa |
$101 |
$151 |
$151 |
$201 |
| Amavasya Tarpana |
$11 |
$11 |
|
|
| Annaprasanam |
$101 |
$151 |
$151 |
$201 |
| Any Homa |
$151 |
$201 |
$201 |
$251 |
| Archana (one Deity) |
$11 |
$11 |
|
|
| Ayush Homa (birthdays) |
$101 |
$151 |
$151 |
$201 |
| Bhoomi Pooja |
|
|
$201 |
$251 |
| Funeral Rites |
|
|
$201 |
$251 |
| Gruha Pravesham |
|
|
$251 |
$301 |
| Kalyana Utsavam |
$201 |
$301 |
|
|
| Lingadharana |
$101 |
$151 |
$151 |
$201
|
| Mundan |
$101 |
$151 |
$151 |
$201 |
| Namakaranam |
$101 |
$151 |
$151 |
$201 |
| Navagraha Pooja (w/o Homa) |
$101 |
$151 |
$151 |
$201 |
| Nischithartha |
$101 |
$151 |
$151 |
$201 |
| Nitya Pooja (365 days) |
$1001 |
|
|
|
One Year Abhisheka Sponsor (Ganesha, Shiva, Balaji)
Sahasranama Archana (one Deity) |
$301
$31 |
$51 |
|
|
| Samavarthanam (Graduation) |
$101 |
$151 |
$151 |
$201 |
| Satyanarayana Pooja |
$151 |
$201 |
$201 |
$251 |
| Seemantham |
$151 |
$201 |
$201 |
$251 |
| Shanti Paat |
$51 |
$75 |
|
|
| Shasti Purthi (60th, 80th Birthdays) |
$201 |
$251 |
$301 |
$351 |
| Udaka Shanti |
$151 |
$201 |
$201 |
$251 |
| Upanayana |
$201 |
$251 |
$201 |
$251 |
| Vahana Pooja |
$51 |
$51 |
|
|
| Wedding |
$301 |
$351 |
$401 |
$501 |
| Special Priest Services |
| |
| Samskaras |
Weekday Rate |
Weekend Rate |
| Offsite Services |
| Funeral Rites |
$201 |
$251 |
| Death Ceremony (each additional day) |
$151 |
$151 |
| 13th day ceremony (Vaikunta Samaaradhana) |
$301 |
$301 |
| Shraadham (Annual) |
$151 |
$175 |
| Services at the temple |
| Shraadham (Monthly) |
$12 |
$12 |
| Shraadham (Hiranya) |
$51 |
$75 |
| Shanti Paat |
$51 |
$75 |
Items needed for various Poojas listed above:
|
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| Annaprashanam |
|
| (Baby’s first feeding of rice) |
| Item |
Quantity |
| Sandalwood Powder |
1 pkt |
| Turmeric Powder |
1 pkt |
| Kumkum Powder |
1 pkt |
| Camphor |
1 pkt |
| Agarbathi |
1 pkt |
| Betel Leaves |
1 pkt |
| Betel Nuts |
1 pkt |
| Flowers |
1 bunch |
| Fruits |
10 |
| Coconuts |
2 |
| Rice |
1 lb |
| Coins (Quarters) |
20 |
| Cooked food items, sweets |
|
| |
| |
| |
| Ayushya Homam |
|
| Item |
Quantity |
| Sandalwood Powder |
1 pkt |
| Turmeric Powder |
1 pkt |
| Kumkum Powder |
1 pkt |
| Camphor |
1 pkt |
| Agarbathi |
1 pkt |
| Betel Leaves |
1 pkt |
| Betel Nuts |
1 pkt |
| Flowers |
1 bunch |
| Fruits |
6 varieties (6 each) |
| Coconuts |
4 |
| Rice |
1 lb |
| Coins (Quarters) |
20 |
| Blouse pieces (any color except black.) |
2 |
| Jaggery |
1 lb |
| Disposable alum. pans (medium) |
2 |
| Ghee |
2 lbs |
| Firewood |
1 bundle |
| Sweet Rice (Sakkarai pongal) |
|
| |
| |
| |
| Bhumi Puja |
|
| Item |
Quantity |
| Sandalwood Powder |
1 pkt |
| Turmeric Powder |
1 pkt |
| Kumkum Powder |
1 pkt |
| Camphor |
1 pkt |
| Agarbathi |
1 pkt |
| Betel Leaves |
2 pkts |
| Betel Nuts |
1 pkt |
| Flowers |
1 bunch |
| Fruits |
5 varieties (5 each) |
| Coconuts |
4 |
| Rice |
1 lb |
| Coins (Quarters) |
20 |
| Paper plates |
10 |
| Paper cups |
5 |
| Plastic Spoons |
2 |
| Lamp |
1 |
| Matchbox |
1 |
| Blankets |
2 |
| Shovel (new) |
1 |
| Picture of God |
|
| Sweets (any kind) |
|
| Water |
|
| |
| |
| |
| Gruhapravesham |
|
| Item |
Quantity |
| Sandalwood Powder |
1 pkt |
| Turmeric Powder |
1 pkt |
| Kumkum Powder |
1 pkt |
| Camphor |
1 pkt |
| Agarbathi |
1 pkt |
| Betel Leaves |
2 pkts |
| Betel Nuts |
1 pkt |
| Flowers |
2 bunch |
| Fruits |
5 varieties (5 each) |
| Coconuts |
4 |
| Rice |
2 lbs |
| Coins (Quarters) |
20 |
| Blouse piece (any color except blk.) |
1 |
| Jaggery |
1 lb |
| Disposable alum. pans (medium) |
2 |
| Ghee |
1 bottle |
| Towel (Big) |
1 |
| Pumpkin (Green) |
1 |
| Havan Samagri |
1 pkt |
| Milk |
1 Gallon |
| New vessel |
1 |
| Nava Dhanya |
|
| Sweets (any kind) |
|
| Sweet Rice (Sakkarai pongal) |
|
| |
| |
| |
| Karvachauth (Suhag Vrath) |
|
| Item |
Quantity |
| Sandalwood Powder |
1 pkt |
| Kumkum Powder |
1 pkt |
| Agarbathi |
1 pkt |
| Betel Leaves |
5 |
| Coconuts |
1 |
| Kalash |
1 |
| Puja Thali |
1 |
| Rice |
10 spoons |
| Doov (green grass) |
|
| Deep (earthen lamp) |
|
| Flowers |
|
| Fruits |
|
| Sweets |
|
| |
| |
| |
| Mundan Puja |
|
| Item |
Quantity |
| Sandalwood Powder |
1 pkt |
| Turmeric Powder |
1 pkt |
| Kumkum Powder |
1 pkt |
| Camphor |
1 pkt |
| Agarbathi |
1 pkt |
| Betel Leaves |
1 pkt |
| Betel Nuts |
1 pkt |
| Flowers |
1 bunch |
| Fruits |
10 |
| Coconuts |
2 |
| Rice |
1 lb |
| Coins (Quarters) |
20 |
| Scissors (new) |
1 |
| Towel (Small) |
1 |
| |
| |
| |
| Marriage Ceremony |
|
| Item |
Quantity |
| Sandalwood Powder |
1 pkt |
| Turmeric Powder |
1 pkt |
| Kumkum Powder |
1 pkt |
| Camphor |
1 pkt |
| Agarbathi |
1 pkt |
| Betel Leaves |
2 pkts |
| Betel Nuts |
1 pkt |
| Flowers |
1 bunch |
| Fruits |
5 varieties (6 each) |
| Coconuts |
4 |
| Rice |
2 lbs |
| Garlands |
2 |
| Pineapple |
2 |
| Akshata |
1 lb |
| Dhothi |
1 (6 yrds) |
| Maangalya Suthra |
|
| Milk |
1 pint |
| Ghee |
1 bottle |
| Almonds |
1 pkt |
| Cashewnuts |
1 pkt |
| Raisins |
1 pkt |
| Sugar Candy |
1 pkt |
| Laddu |
1 pkt |
| Disposable aluminium pans (medium) |
2 |
| Stainless Steel cups |
4 |
| Stainless Steel spoons |
4 |
| Firewood |
1 bundle |
| Fire starter |
1 |
| Variety of sweets |
|
| |
| |
| |
| Mrithyunjaya Homam |
|
| Item |
Quantity |
| Sandalwood Powder |
1 pkt |
| Turmeric Powder |
1 pkt |
| Kumkum Powder |
1 pkt |
| Camphor |
1 pkt |
| Agarbathi |
1 pkt |
| Betel Leaves |
2 pkts |
| Betel Nuts |
1 pkt |
| Flowers |
2 bunches |
| Fruits |
5 varieties (5 each) |
| Coconuts (fresh) |
5 |
| Cocunuts (dried) |
2 |
| Rice |
1 lb |
| Prasadam |
|
| |
| |
| |
| Mrithyunjaya Homam |
|
| Item |
Quantity |
| Sandalwood Powder |
1 pkt |
| Turmeric Powder |
1 pkt |
| Kumkum Powder |
1 pkt |
| Camphor |
1 pkt |
| Agarbathi |
1 pkt |
| Betel Leaves |
2 pkts |
| Betel Nuts |
1 pkt |
| Flowers |
2 bunches |
| Fruits |
5 varieties (5 each) |
| Coconuts (fresh) |
5 |
| Cocunuts (dried) |
2 |
| Rice |
1 lb |
| Prasadam |
|
| Ghee |
1 lb |
| Blouse piece (red or yellow) |
2 |
| Havan Samagri |
1 pkt |
| Firewood |
1 bundle |
| Fire starter |
1 |
| Coins (Quaters) |
20 |
| Blanket |
1 |
| Sesame seed oil (small bottle) |
1 |
| Pumpkin (Green) |
1 |
| Frying Pan |
1 |
| Sweets |
|
| Dhanam |
|
| |
| |
| |
| Namakaranam |
|
| Item |
Quantity |
| Sandalwood Powder |
1 pkt |
| Turmeric Powder |
1 pkt |
| Kumkum Powder |
1 pkt |
| Camphor |
1 pkt |
| Agarbathi |
1 pkt |
| Betel Leaves |
1 pkt |
| Betel Nuts |
1 pkt |
| Flowers |
1 bunch |
| Fruits |
10 |
| Coconuts |
2 |
| Rice |
2 lb |
| Coins (Quarters) |
20 |
| Prasadam (any sweet) |
|
| |
| |
| |
| Navagraha Homam |
|
| Item |
Quantity |
| Sandalwood Powder |
1 pkt |
| Turmeric Powder |
1 pkt |
| Kumkum Powder |
1 pkt |
| Camphor |
1 pkt |
| Agarbathi |
1 pkt |
| Betel Leaves |
2 pkts |
| Betel Nuts |
1 pkt |
| Flowers |
3 varieties (red, white & yellow - 1 bunch each) |
| Fruits |
3 varieties (9 each) |
| Coconuts |
5 |
| Ghee |
2 lbs |
| Blouse piece (red or yellow) |
1 |
| Havan Samagri |
1 pkt |
| Firewood |
1 bundle |
| Fire starter |
1 |
| Coins (Quarters) |
25 |
| Nava Dhanya |
|
| |
| |
| |
| Punyaha Vachanam |
|
| Item |
Quantity |
| Sandalwood Powder |
1 pkt |
| Turmeric Powder |
1 pkt |
| Kumkum Powder |
1 pkt |
| Camphor |
1 pkt |
| Agarbathi |
1 pkt |
| Betel Leaves |
1 pkt |
| Betel Nuts |
1 pkt |
| Flowers |
1 bunch |
| Fruits |
10 |
| Coconuts |
2 |
| Rice |
1 lb |
| Coins (Quarters) |
20 |
| |
| |
| |
| Satya Narayana Puja |
|
| Item |
Quantity |
| Sandalwood Powder |
1 pkt |
| Turmeric Powder |
1 pkt |
| Kumkum Powder |
1 pkt |
| Camphor |
1 pkt |
| Agarbathi |
1 pkt |
| Betel Leaves |
2 pkts |
| Betel Nuts |
1 pkt |
| Flowers |
2 bunches |
| Fruits |
5 varieties (5 each) |
| Coconuts |
5 |
| Rice |
1 lb |
| Coins (Quarters) |
20 |
| Blouse piece (any color except blk.) |
1 |
| Rose water |
1 bottle |
| Satya Narayana Prasadam |
|
| (Kesari, Halva, Kshira) |
| Panchamrit |
|
| (Milk 1 cup, Yogurt, Ghee 4 spoons, Honey 1 small btl., Sugar 4 Spns) |
| |
| |
| |
| Seemantham |
|
| Item |
Quantity |
| Sandalwood Powder |
1 pkt |
| Turmeric Powder |
1 pkt |
| Kumkum Powder |
1 pkt |
| Camphor |
1 pkt |
| Agarbathi |
1 pkt |
| Betel Leaves |
1 pkt |
| Betel Nuts |
1 pkt |
| Flowers |
2 bunches |
| Fruits |
5 varieties (5 each) |
| Coconuts |
3 |
| Rice |
1 lb |
| Coins (Quarters) |
10 |
| Ghee |
1 lb |
| Disposable aluminium pans (medium) |
2 |
| Cooked Rice |
2 cups |
| Blouse pieces (any color except blk.) |
2 |
| Turmeric (whole) |
1 (small) pkt |
| Milk |
1/2 Gallon |
| Firewood |
1 bundle |
| Fire starter |
1 |
| Prasadam |
|
| Sweets |
|
| Bangles |
|
| Akshatha |
|
| |
| |
| |
| Shanthi Path |
|
| Item |
Quantity |
| Turmeric Powder |
1 pkt |
| Kumkum Powder |
1 pkt |
| Camphor |
1 pkt |
| Betel Leaves |
1 pkt |
| Betel Nuts (whole) |
1 pkt |
| Flowers |
1 bunch |
| Fruits |
6 |
| Coconuts |
1 |
| Rice |
2 lbs |
| Prasad |
20 |
| |
| |
| |
| Srirama / Sri Venkateswara Kalyana Utsavam |
|
| Item |
Quantity |
| Sandalwood Powder |
1 pkt |
| Turmeric Powder |
1 pkt |
| Kumkum Powder |
1 pkt |
| Camphor |
1 pkt |
| Agarbathi |
1 pkt |
| Betel Leaves |
2 pkts |
| Betel Nut |
1 pkt |
| Flowers |
4 bunches |
| Fruits |
5 varieties (6 each) |
| Coconuts |
5 |
| Rice |
2 lbs |
| Milk |
1 pint |
| Yogurt (Plain) |
1 small |
| Honey |
1 small bottle |
| Sweets |
|
| Flower Garlands |
3 (if possible) |
| Gold Mangalyam |
1 (Rama Kalyalam) |
| |
2 (Venkateswara Kalyanam) |
| Vastram |
2 (if possible) |
| Sari & Blouse piece |
1 (Rama Kalyanam) |
| |
2 (Venkateswara Kalyanam) |
| |
| |
| |
| Udaka Shanthi |
|
| Item |
Quantity |
| Sandalwood Powder |
1 pkt |
| Turmeric Powder |
1 pkt |
| Kumkum Powder |
1 pkt |
| Camphor |
1 pkt |
| Agarbathi |
1 pkt |
| Betel Leaves |
2 pkts |
| Betel Nuts (whole) |
1 pkt |
| Flowers |
1 bunch |
| Fruits |
5 varieties (5 each) |
| Coconuts |
2 |
| Rice |
2 lbs |
| Coins (Quarters) |
20 |
| Garland |
1 |
| Jaggery |
2 lbs |
| Sweets |
|
| |
| |
| |
| Upanayanam |
|
| Item |
Quantity |
| Sandalwood Powder |
1 pkt |
| Turmeric Powder |
1 pkt |
| Kumkum Powder |
1 pkt |
| Camphor |
1 pkt |
| Agarbathi |
1 pkt |
| Betel Leaves |
2 pkts |
| Betel Nut |
1 pkt |
| Flowers |
1 bunch |
| Fruits |
5 varieties (8 each) |
| Coconuts |
4 |
| Rice |
2 lbs |
| Garland |
1 |
| Sacred threads |
2 |
| Silver cup |
1 |
| Dried coconuts |
2 |
| Scissors (new) |
1 |
| Ghee |
1 bottle |
| Disposable aluminium pans (medium) |
2 |
| Havan Samagri |
1 pkt |
| Firewood |
1 bundle |
| Firestarter |
1 |
| Kara Pongal |
2 cups |
| Stainless steel cups |
4 |
| Stainless steel spoons |
4 |
| Dhoti (yellow) |
1 |
| Towel |
1 |
| Almond |
1 pkt |
| Cashewnuts |
1 pkt |
| Raisins |
1 pkt |
| Sugar Candy |
1 pkt |
| Jaggery |
1 lb |
| Sweets |
|
| Nava Dhanya |
|
| |
| |
| |
| Vahana Puja |
|
| Item |
Quantity |
| Coconut |
1 |
| Lemon |
4 |
| Flowers |
1 bunch |
| Fruits |
6 |
| |
| |
| |
| Vidyaarambham (Aksharabhyasam) |
|
| Item |
Quantity |
| Sandalwood Powder |
1 pkt |
| Turmeric Powder |
1 pkt |
| Kumkum Powder |
1 pkt |
| Camphor |
1 pkt |
| Agarbathi |
1 pkt |
| Betel Leaves |
1 pkt |
| Betel Nuts |
1 pkt |
| Flowers |
1 bunch |
| Fruits |
10 |
| Coconuts |
2 |
| Rice |
1 lb |
| Coins (Quarters) |
20 |
| Slate (New) |
1 |
| Chalk piece |
1 |
| Sweets |
|
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