Wat Dhammararam Buddhist Temple — Attraction in California

Happy New Years 2023! I have never seen so many people here celebrating the new year. This is by far the best it has been since I have been coming here as a kid. The temple and celebration has grown and only got better. The amount of vendors selling Cambodian food has grown vastly over the years as well. The lines were pretty long for each vendor- expect to wait 30mins at least to get some food. I would advise people to come earlier now than usual. Usual I would come around 11am to 12pm. This time around I got there around 11am and the parking lot was already half full.

Now for The temple itself, it is always getting better. They spend a lot of time and money to expand and make the temple a more beautiful place. One really needs to visit the temple to see everything they have to offer besides the new years. The temple is open almost everyday for you to visit and enjoy the...

Very small place with lots of Buddhist statues. They're all very pretty and kept up nice. Entry is free.

It would have been a lot better if they had the placards in english also. So I could learn about each statue and their meaning. The ones that were fountains didn't have water.

This is a self guided tour that takes 15-20 minutes. There were no staff when i was there. It was very empty with no other visitors.

The place is located in the middle of a home area. The GPS is right. It does take you to the wrong entrance though, just follow the signs that lead you to the right one; it's very close from the other.

There are public bathrooms.

Also has a...

At this old Buddhist Cambodian Temple , every year not only just Khmer celebrations but, Laos, Thai. Also celebrating at the same time on every April , entering ( Songkran ). After, we offer food to the monks in the morning and then receive blessings from them afterwards. We offer food stalls from many cultures as well. The taste of traditions,cuisines and flavors from many local restaurants are offered during this event. ( Live band ) performances daily, dancing floors provided. So, just hang around with your friends and family and enjoy your New Happy Year. 🇰🇭🇰🇭🕺💃🏿🌷🌺🌮🥗P.S. don’t forget hundreds of souvenir..to take some home with...