Entry Fee
Free
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Everything you need to plan a blessed journey to Vishnu Mandir.
Sanctum opens daily
Open all days of the yearDarshan Timings
- Weekdays9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Weekends8:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Mangala Aarti9:00 AM
- Midday Aarti12:00 PM
- Sandhya Aarti7:00 PM
Dress Code
Modest dress. Legs and shoulders covered. Shoes removed at entrance.
Special Darshan
- Hanuman Chalisa Tuesdays
- Sunday Sabha 11 AM
- Bhagavad Gita class (Saturdays)
How to Reach
Toronto Pearson International (YYZ) — 28 km
Langstaff GO Station — 2 km
York Region Transit / Viva bus on Yonge Street
Vishnu Mandir sits directly on Yonge Street (Highway 11) in Richmond Hill, 30 minutes north of downtown Toronto and easily accessed from both Highway 407 and Highway 7. The 50-foot Hanuman is visible from the road — there is no missing it. The mandir has 200 parking spaces plus valet parking during festivals.
By air: Toronto Pearson International (YYZ) is 28 km; taxi is 30–45 minutes. Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is 35 km. By GO Train: Langstaff GO Station (Richmond Hill line) is just 2 km from the mandir — a 15-minute walk or short bus. By YRT/Viva: Viva Blue runs directly along Yonge Street and stops at Weldrick Road, a 2-minute walk from the mandir. By TTC: Finch subway is 12 km; Viva Blue connects directly from there.
The 50-foot Hanuman murti is visible from hundreds of metres along Yonge Street — making Vishnu Mandir one of Canada's easiest Hindu temples to find. The mandir is 30 minutes from downtown Toronto via Yonge Street, or 20 minutes from Pearson International via Highway 401 and Highway 407. Free parking is available for 200 cars plus valet on festival days. For first-time visitors, the Sunday Sabha begins at 10 AM; arrive by 9:30 AM for a good seat. The Canadian Museum of Hindu Civilization is open to the public on weekends 11 AM to 4 PM; school-group tours require advance booking.
Hanuman Jayanti (usually April) is the mandir's signature festival — plan to arrive by 7 AM to avoid traffic chaos on Yonge Street. The temple operates complimentary shuttle buses from Langstaff GO Station on festival days. Wednesdays at 7 PM are the dedicated Hanuman Chalisa evening when devotees chant 40 times beneath the murti — a particularly moving experience for visitors seeking a deep devotional moment in a small-group setting.
Accommodation
Richmond Hill and Markham have numerous hotels within 3–8 km of the mandir: Hampton Inn & Suites Richmond Hill, Sheraton Parkway Toronto North, Best Western Premier Toronto Airport, Holiday Inn Express Toronto North-York. Downtown Toronto hotels are 30–40 minutes away. For vegetarian prasadam-style meals the mandir has its own canteen serving Indo-Caribbean and North Indian vegetarian dishes; the surrounding Yonge Street corridor has dozens of Indian restaurants including Annapurna (South Indian), Arya Bhavan (Gujarati), Bombay Bistro and the Roti Hut (Indo-Caribbean).
Richmond Hill and Markham offer numerous hotels within a 5 km radius of the mandir: Hampton Inn Richmond Hill, Sheraton Parkway Toronto North, Best Western Premier Toronto Airport, Holiday Inn Express Toronto Richmond Hill. Downtown Toronto hotels (Fairmont Royal York, Ritz-Carlton Toronto, Chelsea Hotel) are 30–40 minutes south. For long stays, Richmond Hill has several extended-stay options popular with Indian wedding families (Staybridge Suites Toronto Vaughan). Yonge Street's 10 km corridor north and south of the Mandir hosts dozens of Indian vegetarian restaurants; Annapurna Indian Cuisine, Bombay Bistro, Woodlands Richmond Hill and Roti Hut (for authentic Indo-Caribbean food unique to this area) are all temple-devotee favourites.
