Indian businesses and services in Los Angeles, United States

Los Angeles does not have one South Asian neighbourhood so much as several, spread across a very large region. The best known is Little India on Pioneer Boulevard in Artesia, in the south-east of the county near Cerritos, where a few blocks of sari and jewellery stores, sweet shops, grocers and restaurants have served the community for decades. Weekends are the busiest time, and parking along the boulevard fills quickly. In Koreatown, four blocks of 3rd Street were officially designated Little Bangladesh in 2010, and Bangladeshi grocers and restaurants are concentrated nearby.

Some of the region's major temples are well outside the centre. The Sri Venkateswara Temple, widely known as the Malibu Hindu Temple, sits in the Santa Monica Mountains near Calabasas, and the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Chino Hills, to the east, completed in 2012, is built of hand-carved marble and sandstone. The Vedanta Society of Southern California has its temple in Hollywood. Gurdwaras and mosques serving Punjabi, Pakistani and other communities are spread across the county, from the San Fernando Valley to the Inland Empire.

Practically, Los Angeles is a driving city, and a round trip between Artesia, the Valley and Chino Hills can take most of a day once traffic is factored in. Temples publish their own festival schedules, and the bigger celebrations bring heavy traffic to the canyon roads and car parks, so arriving early pays off. Pioneer Boulevard itself is compact enough to walk once you have parked.