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City of West Peoria, Illinois

Hindu Temple of Central Illinois

A 501(c)(3) temple founded in 1994 and run entirely by volunteers, serving over 1000 families across the Greater Peoria area — open for darshan, family sacraments, festivals and seva.

4210 W. Temple Hill, Peoria, IL 61604 Sat & Sun 9 am – 3 pm
Aerial view of the Hindu Temple of Central Illinois and its wooded bluff setting

Saturday & Sunday

9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Weekday mornings

10:00 am – 12:00 noon

Weekday evenings

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Three ways to serve the temple

Donate or sponsor

Patron membership, fund contributions and sponsorship of daily, weekly, monthly and festival poojas.

Ways to give

Request a pooja

Family sacraments, abhishekams, ancestral rites — one simple price at the Temple or at your home.

Priest services

Take part

The temple is run entirely by volunteers. Help with temple operations, festivals and programs.

Get involved

Temple calendar 2026

What’s next at the temple

Full calendar
  • Aug 27ThursdaySravana Masa PournamiRakhi Pournami · Partial Lunar Eclipse
  • Aug 31MondaySankashti Chathurthi
  • Sep 3ThursdayShri Krishna Janma Ashtami
  • Sep 13SundayVaraha JayanthiPanchamrutha Abhishekam for Varaahavatara Uthsav Murthi
  • Sep 13SundaySwarna Gouri Vratham
The main sanctum of the Hindu Temple of Central Illinois

Our Moorthis

Our sanctum is home to

  • Lord Vigneshwara
  • Ramparivar
  • Shivaparivar
  • Shivalinga
  • Radhakrishna
  • Durgadevi
  • Lord Venkateshwara
  • Mahalakshmidevi
  • Lord Swaminarayana
  • Lord Mahavir
About the temple

Subscribe & join HTCI

Become a Patron Member — $120 per year

Patron Members receive weekly e-mail updates, register online for events and volunteer opportunities, and each member is entitled to one vote at General Body Meetings.

Plan your visit
Prayer hall inside the temple