San Ramon Welcomes New Sri Karpaga Ganapathi Temple as Holi and Indian Dining Expand at Bishop Ranch
🎉 Bishop Ranch Hosts 15th Annual Holi Festival of Colors
Bishop Ranch in San Ramon will host its 15th annual Holi celebration on Sunday, April 12, from 2 to 4 p.m. at 2700 Camino Ramon, near the corner of Camino Ramon and Bishop Drive. Known as the Hindu Festival of Colors, Holi marks the start of spring and the victory of good over evil — celebrated by Hindus around the world through music, dance, food, and the exuberant throwing of vibrant colored powders. At the Bishop Ranch event, participants can look forward to live music, traditional dhol drummers, Bollywood-style dancing, henna artists, selfie stations, food trucks, and dedicated performance areas. Guests are encouraged to wear white or light-colored clothing that can be freely stained with the vivid dyes that define the celebration. The outdoor setting at City Center Bishop Ranch offers ample space for families and community groups to enjoy the festival atmosphere. Admission is $10 per person, with children age 10 and under entering free. Bishop Ranch has built this into one of the most attended Holi gatherings in the East Bay, annually drawing thousands from San Ramon, Dublin, Danville, Pleasanton, and beyond. For the Bay Area's large South Asian community, the event has become a reliable and cherished marker of the season, blending tradition with an open, inclusive public celebration. [1]
🪔 Sri Karpaga Ganapathi Temple Consecrated in San Ramon
San Ramon now has a dedicated Hindu temple following the November 10, 2025 Maha Kumbhabhishekam — the traditional consecration ceremony — of the Sri Karpaga Ganapathi Temple. The ceremony was preceded by four days of preliminary pujas and prayers conducted in the Agamic tradition and drew devotees from across the Bay Area. Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami and Sannyasin Yoginathaswami of Kauai Aadhenam in Hawaii traveled to San Ramon specifically to attend and preside over the milestone dedication. The temple is dedicated to Lord Ganesha in his form as Karpaga Ganapathi — a wish-fulfilling aspect of the elephant-headed deity widely venerated in Tamil and pan-Hindu traditions. It was founded by Sivasri Suresh Viswanathan Sivacharyar. The chief priest for the consecration was Sivasri Swaminatha Sivacharyar from Mayiladuthurai in Tamil Nadu, assisted by Sivasri Karthikeya Sivacharyar and Sivasri Balu Gurukkal. The opening marks an important milestone for Tamil Hindu families and the broader Hindu community in the San Ramon Valley, who have long sought a local temple rooted in the Shaiva Siddhanta tradition. The temple now provides dedicated space for daily worship, seasonal festivals, and cultural and religious education for the growing Desi diaspora community in and around San Ramon. [2]
🍛 Khaki Brings Curry Up Now and Tiya Teams Together at Bishop Ranch
A notable addition to San Ramon's dining landscape opened at City Center Bishop Ranch in late July 2025. Khaki, a new Indian restaurant born from a collaboration between the teams behind Curry Up Now and the Michelin Guide-recognized Tiya, debuted for dinner on July 31 at 6000 Bollinger Canyon Road — in a space previously occupied by a Curry Up Now outlet. The two restaurant groups bring distinct but complementary reputations to the venture. Curry Up Now built its following across the Bay Area on inventive Indian street food, including its widely known Indian burritos and tikka masala fries, blending subcontinental flavors with casual American dining formats. Tiya, based in San Francisco, earned Michelin recognition for its refined take on South Asian cuisine. Khaki is designed to combine elements of both sensibilities into a more elevated sit-down dining concept, moving beyond either brand's previous offerings. The arrival of Khaki at Bishop Ranch signals growing confidence in San Ramon as a destination for quality Indian cuisine in the East Bay. The city's sizable South Asian residential population has long supported a variety of Indian restaurants and businesses, and the high-profile pedigree of Khaki's founding teams has generated considerable anticipation among local diners and food media across the Bay Area. [5]
Sources: [1] Patch · [2] Hinduism Today · [5] Eater San Francisco