Holi Returns, a Temple Consecrated, and a New Indian Restaurant Arrive in San Ramon
San Ramon's South Asian community is marking milestones across culture, faith, and food — the city's beloved Holi festival returns to Bishop Ranch for a fifteenth year, a newly consecrated Ganesha temple begins welcoming devotees, and a collaboration between two celebrated Indian restaurant teams prepares to debut at City Center Bishop Ranch.
🎉 Bishop Ranch Hosts Its 15th Annual Holi Festival of Colors
Bishop Ranch is returning as the backdrop for one of the Bay Area's most lively Hindu Festival of Colors observances, with the 15th edition of the annual Holi celebration scheduled for Sunday, April 12, running from 2 to 4 p.m. at 2700 Camino Ramon in San Ramon. The event, presented at the City Center Bishop Ranch shopping and dining destination, invites participants to mark the Hindu spring festival with the full spectrum of its traditions. Holi carries layered spiritual meaning — at its core, it commemorates the triumph of virtue over malevolence and the arrival of a new season, themes that resonate across the South Asian diaspora regardless of regional background. Guests at the Bishop Ranch gathering can expect vibrant powder-dye throws, the driving rhythms of live dhol drummers, dancing, and musical performances throughout the afternoon. For those looking to commemorate the day more quietly, henna artists and dedicated selfie stations will also be on hand. Food trucks will keep attendees fed during the two-hour celebration. The event's 15-year tenure at Bishop Ranch reflects how thoroughly the Hindu and South Asian community has woven itself into the cultural fabric of San Ramon and the broader Tri-Valley, drawing participants from well beyond the immediate neighborhood each spring. [1]
🪔 Sri Karpaga Ganapathi Temple Completes Its Maha Kumbhabhishekam in San Ramon
San Ramon's South Asian Hindu community achieved a landmark spiritual milestone in November 2025 with the successful completion of the Maha Kumbhabhishekam at the Sri Karpaga Ganapathi Temple. The consecration ceremony, which formally dedicates a temple and readies it for ongoing worship, took place on November 10 after four days of preparatory rituals, prayers, and pujas. Two distinguished figures from Kauai Aadhenam, a prominent Hindu monastery based in Hawaii, made the journey to the Bay Area for the occasion: Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami and Sannyasin Yoginathaswami. Their presence lent the ceremony heightened spiritual gravity. The temple was founded by Sivasri Suresh Viswanathan Sivacharyar, and the Kumbhabhishekam was led by chief priest Sivasri Swaminatha Sivacharyar, who traveled from Mayiladuthurai in Tamil Nadu specifically for the event, assisted by Sivashri Karthikeya Sivacharyar and Sivasri Balu Gurukkal. The temple is dedicated to Sri Karpaga Ganapathi, an auspicious form of Ganesha revered across Hindu traditions as the remover of obstacles and bestower of good fortune. The consecration adds a formal, permanent place of Tamil Hindu worship to San Ramon's growing South Asian religious landscape and marks the fulfillment of significant community effort and devotion in establishing a dedicated sacred space in the East Bay. [2]
🍛 Khaki Brings Celebrated Indian Culinary Partnership to City Center Bishop Ranch
The City Center Bishop Ranch complex in San Ramon is set to become a destination for acclaimed Indian cooking, with Khaki — a new restaurant born from an ambitious collaboration — preparing to open there for dinner. The concept brings together two of the Bay Area's most recognized South Asian culinary forces: Curry Up Now, which built a devoted following across multiple locations for its inventive, casual Indian street food, and Tiya, an upscale South Asian restaurant that earned recognition from the Michelin Guide. By combining the brand equity and broad audience appeal of Curry Up Now with the technical ambition and critical credibility of Tiya, the Khaki partnership signals a new chapter for Indian fine-casual dining in the East Bay. City Center Bishop Ranch already hosts the annual Holi celebration and draws heavily from San Ramon's substantial South Asian professional community, making it a natural home for this kind of culturally resonant restaurant concept. The specific menu details for Khaki were not fully disclosed at the time of the announcement, but the pedigree of both founding teams suggests a dining experience calibrated for everyday diners and those with exacting culinary standards alike. San Ramon and the broader Tri-Valley region have seen sustained growth in Indian-American households, making this corner of the East Bay a logical market for serious South Asian culinary investment. [7]
Sources: [1] Patch · [2] hinduismtoday.com · [7] Eater San Francisco