Photos: Obon in Mountain View

Posted by enzo2go July 22, 2024

Hundreds attended the two-day Obon Festival & Bazaar on the Mountain View Buddhist Temple in Mountain View. Festivities included bonsai exhibitions, ikebana flower arrangements, taiko drumming, dancing, and games and crafts.

Obon is a spiritual and cultural event to commemorate ancestors.

Jun Daiko dragon dancer Ai Matsuda performs during the Obon Festival and Bazaar at the Mountain View Buddhist Temple in Mountain View, Calif., Saturday, July 20, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
Jun Daiko dragon dancer Ai Matsuda performs in the course of the Obon Festival and Bazaar on the Mountain View Buddhist Temple in Mountain View, Calif., Saturday, July 20, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
Jun Daiko dragon dancer Ai Matsuda accepts money during the Obon Festival and Bazaar at the Mountain View Buddhist Temple in Mountain View, Calif., Saturday, July 20, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
Jun Daiko dragon dancer Ai Matsuda accepts money in the course of the Obon Festival and Bazaar on the Mountain View Buddhist Temple in Mountain View, Calif., Saturday, July 20, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
People look at bonsai trees at the Obon Festival and Bazaar at the Mountain View Buddhist Temple in Mountain View, Calif., on Saturday, July 20, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
People take a look at bonsai trees on the Obon Festival and Bazaar on the Mountain View Buddhist Temple in Mountain View, Calif., on Saturday, July 20, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
People gather for the Obon Festival and Bazaar at the Mountain View Buddhist Temple in Mountain View, Calif., on Saturday, July 20, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
People gather for the Obon Festival and Bazaar on the Mountain View Buddhist Temple in Mountain View, Calif., on Saturday, July 20, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
Obon Festival and Bazaar at the Mountain View Buddhist Temple in Mountain View, Calif., on Saturday, July 20, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
Obon Festival and Bazaar on the Mountain View Buddhist Temple in Mountain View, Calif., on Saturday, July 20, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
Jun Daiko dragon dancer Ai Matsuda accepts money during the Obon Festival and Bazaar at the Mountain View Buddhist Temple in Mountain View, Calif., Saturday, July 20, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
Jun Daiko dragon dancer Ai Matsuda performs in the course of the Obon Festival and Bazaar on the Mountain View Buddhist Temple in Mountain View, Calif., Saturday, July 20, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
Obon Festival and Bazaar at the Mountain View Buddhist Temple in Mountain View, Calif., on Saturday, July 20, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
Obon Festival and Bazaar on the Mountain View Buddhist Temple in Mountain View, Calif., on Saturday, July 20, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
Information about bonsai will be on display at the Obon Festival and Bazaar at the Mountain View Buddhist Temple in Mountain View, Calif., on Saturday, July 20, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
Information about bonsai will likely be on display on the Obon Festival and Bazaar on the Mountain View Buddhist Temple in Mountain View, Calif., on Saturday, July 20, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
People gather for the Obon Festival and Bazaar at the Mountain View Buddhist Temple in Mountain View, Calif., on Saturday, July 20, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
People gather for the Obon Festival and Bazaar on the Mountain View Buddhist Temple in Mountain View, Calif., on Saturday, July 20, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)

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