Dr. Romesh Japra (center) stands in front of a rath or chariot with a ceremonial cloth tied around his head at the Fremont Hindu Temple in Fremont, Calif. on Sept. 6. 2023. A portrait of baby Krishna is inside the rath for the Shobha Yatra, a procession where devotees pull the rath and sing bhajans for Krishna Janmashtami. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local
Devotees at the Fremont Hindu Temple pull the rath or chariot in Fremont, Calif. on Sept. 6. 2023. A portrait of baby Krishna is inside the chariot for the Shobha Yatra on Krishna Janmashtami. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local
Tanvi Gupta hold her son, Sameesh, 2, at the Fremont Hindu Temple on Krishna Janmashtami in Fremont, Calif. on Sept. 6. 2023. Sameesh is dressed as baby Krishna. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local
A dhol player drums while participants in India Community Center’s Sevathon gather at the race start line at Vasona Lake County Park in Los Gatos, Calif. on Sept. 10, 2023. The Sevathon is a yearly 5K walk/run, 10K and half-marathon charity run. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local
Participants in India Community Center’s Sevathon start the 5K run/walk at Vasona Lake County Park in Los Gatos, Calif. on Sept. 10, 2023. The Sevathon is a yearly 5K walk/run, 10K and half-marathon charity run. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local
Aarav Rajeev, 10, stands in line for onasadya, a traditional Kerala feast, at the Onam celebrations at Bishop Elementary School in Sunnyvale, Calif. on Sept. 9, 2023. The event is hosted by the Nair Service Society of California. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local
A young girl carries a thaalam ahead of the chenda melam at the Onam celebrations at Bishop Elementary School in Sunnyvale, Calif. on Sept. 9, 2023. The event is hosted by the Nair Service Society of California. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local
Two students of Kalari Martial Arts perform at the Onam celebrations at Bishop Elementary School in Sunnyvale, Calif. on Sept. 9, 2023. Kalaripayattu is a martial art native to Kerala. The event is hosted by the Nair Service Society of California. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local
Shreya Kiran, 11, stands backstage waiting to perform bharatanatyam at the Onam celebrations at Bishop Elementary School in Sunnyvale, Calif. on Sept. 9, 2023. The event is hosted by the Nair Service Society of California. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local
Artist Priya Pattathil stands in front her paintings at the “An American Mosaic” exhibit at the School of Arts and Culture at Mexican Heritage Plaza in San Jose, Calif. on Sept. 9, 2023. The exhibit is a collaboration between Works/San Jose and Mosaic America. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local

Sree Sripathy joined India Currents as a staff photographer and CatchLight Local Fellow as part of CatchLight's California Local Visual Desk program in June 2022. Reach out with story ideas or comments...