Pandal hopping routes by area, Kolkata 2026
এলাকা ধরে ঠাকুর দেখার রুট ২০২৬
Kolkata's Durga Puja pandals cluster into walkable neighbourhoods. Pick one for an evening: each area page is a pandal list in walking order with minutes between pandals, a route map link, the metro station to start from, the famous pujas and the quiet ones, and where to eat and find a toilet. For a route built around your time and taste, use the planner.
North Kolkata pandal hopping
উত্তর কলকাতা পুজো পরিক্রমা ২০২৬
The north Kolkata pandal hopping route is the old city: Bagbazar, Kumartuli and Ahiritola by the river, Shobhabazar and Hatibagan around the Rajbari, Maniktala, Tala and Ultadanga further out. Heritage bonedi bari pujas, narrow lanes, and the Blue Line stations Shyambazar, Shobhabazar Sutanuti and Girish Park to start from.
- Bagbazar – Kumartuli – Ahiritola
14 pandals · about 1 h 24 min of walking end to end
Riverside belt along Rabindra Sarani: Bagbazar heritage puja, the idol-makers' quarter, Ahiritola
Including Bagbazar Sarbojanin Durgotsav, Kumartuli Sarbojanin, Ahiritola Sarbojanin, Hatkhola Dutta Bari (Nimtala Ghat Street).
- Lake Town – Sreebhumi – Dum Dum Park
3 pandals · about 41 min of walking end to end
Sreebhumi Sporting Club and Lake Town Adhibasi Brinda off VIP Road; Dum Dum Park 1.5 km north
Including Sreebhumi Sporting Club, Lake Town Adhibasi Brinda.
- Maniktala – Amherst Street
7 pandals · about 39 min of walking end to end
Chaltabagan, Vivekananda Road and the lanes between Maniktala crossing and Beadon Street
Including Maniktala Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durga Puja.
- Shobhabazar – Hatibagan
18 pandals · about 1 h 28 min of walking end to end
Shobhabazar Rajbari bonedi puja, Hatibagan crossing lanes (Nalin Sarkar St and neighbours), Kashi Bose Lane near Hedua
Including Nalin Sarkar Street Sarbojanin, Shobhabazar Rajbari (Raja Nabakrishna Deb), Chhatu Babu Latu Babu Bari (Ramdulal Nibas), Darjipara Mitra Bari.
- Tala – Belgachia – Cossipore
4 pandals · about 43 min of walking end to end
Tala Barowari and the pujas north of the Tala bridge; Belgachia and Cossipore further out
Including Tala Prattoy, Tala Barowari Durgotsab.
- Ultadanga – Telengabagan
3 pandals · about 19 min of walking end to end
Telengabagan, Ultadanga Pallyshree and Sangrami around Ultadanga crossing
Including Telengabagan Sarbojanin.
Central Kolkata pandal hopping
মধ্য কলকাতা পুজো পরিক্রমা ২০২৬
Central Kolkata is the College Street line (Md Ali Park, College Square, Santosh Mitra Square) and the Janbazar and Taltala pujas between Esplanade and Sealdah; reachable from Central, Mahatma Gandhi Road and Sealdah metro.
- College Street line
18 pandals · about 1 h 52 min of walking end to end
Md Ali Park, College Square and Santosh Mitra Square along Chittaranjan Ave / College St; Chorbagan on the far side
Including Md. Ali Park (Youth Association), Santosh Mitra Square (Lebutala Park), Chorbagan Sarbojanin, College Square Sarbojanin.
- Janbazar – Taltala
3 pandals · about 19 min of walking end to end
Rani Rashmoni's house and the Taltala pujas, between Esplanade and Sealdah
Including Rani Rashmoni Bari (Janbazar).
East Kolkata pandal hopping
পূর্ব কলকাতা পুজো পরিক্রমা ২০২৬
East Kolkata is Kankurgachi and Beleghata off the Green Line (Phoolbagan) and VIP Nagar on the EM Bypass.
- Kankurgachi – Beleghata
2 pandals · about 21 min of walking end to end
Kankurgachi Mitali and Beleghata 33 Pally, east of the Circular Canal
Including Beleghata 33 Pally Bashi Brinda.
- VIP Nagar – Tiljala
1 pandals · about 0 min of walking end to end
VIP Nagar Sarbojanin off the EM Bypass
South Kolkata pandal hopping
দক্ষিণ কলকাতা পুজো পরিক্রমা ২০২৬
The south Kolkata pandal hopping routes are where the big theme pandals and the longest queues are: Gariahat and Ballygunge, Lake Road and Rashbehari around Kalighat, Jodhpur Park, Chetla and New Alipore, Bhowanipore, then Naktala, Haridevpur, Behala and Garia down the Blue and Purple Lines.
- Baghajatin – Patuli – Garia
5 pandals · about 2 h 50 min of walking end to end
Baghajatin blocks, Patuli and Garia; Sonarpur is 5 km further south
- Behala – Barisha
5 pandals · about 1 h 7 min of walking end to end
Along Diamond Harbour Road: Nutan Dal, Debdaru Fatak, 11 Pally and the Barisha pujas
Including Barisha Club, Behala 11 Pally, Behala Debdaru Fatak, Behala Nutan Dal.
- Bhowanipore – Hazra
15 pandals · about 1 h 20 min of walking end to end
Harish Park, 75 Pally, 22 Pally and the Bhowanipore club pujas between Hazra and Elgin Road
Including Bhowanipore 75 Pally.
- Chetla – New Alipore
3 pandals · about 29 min of walking end to end
Chetla Agrani and Suruchi Sangha across the Tolly Nullah from Kalighat
Including Chetla Agrani Club, Suruchi Sangha (New Alipore).
- Gariahat – Ballygunge
19 pandals · about 3 h 10 min of walking end to end
Ekdalia, Singhi Park, Hindusthan Park and Club, Tridhara, Deshapriya Park; Bosepukur (Kasba) is ~1.8 km east across the railway
Including Deshapriya Park Sarbojanin, Ekdalia Evergreen Club, Maddox Square (Ballygunge Durga Puja Samity), Singhi Park Sarbojanin.
- Haridevpur – Putiary
5 pandals · about 22 min of walking end to end
Haridevpur 41 Pally, Ajeya Sanghati, Vivekananda Park/Sporting and the Putiary pujas
Including 41 Pally Club (Haridevpur), Ajeya Sanghati (Haridevpur), Vivekananda Park Athletic Club (Haridevpur), Vivekananda Sporting Club (Haridevpur).
- Jodhpur Park – Selimpur – Dhakuria
9 pandals · about 1 h 13 min of walking end to end
95 Pally, Selimpur Pally, Babubagan; ~1.5 km south of Ekdalia
Including 95 Pally (Jodhpur Park), Babubagan Sarbojanin, Jodhpur Park Sarbojanin, Selimpur Pally.
- Khidirpur
5 pandals · about 22 min of walking end to end
25 Pally, 75 Pally and the Khidirpur Sarbojanin pujas west of the Maidan
Including Khidirpur 25 Pally.
- Lake Road – Rashbehari – Kalighat
13 pandals · about 1 h 54 min of walking end to end
Ballygunge Cultural, Badamtala Ashar Sangha, 66 Pally, Mudiali; ends near Rabindra Sarobar metro
Including Badamtala Ashar Sangha, Mudiali Club, 66 Pally, Ballygunge Cultural Association.
- Naktala – Bansdroni
3 pandals · about 27 min of walking end to end
Naktala Udayan Sangha and the Bansdroni / Baishnabghata pujas south of Netaji metro
Including Naktala Udayan Sangha.
- Santoshpur – Haltu
4 pandals · about 49 min of walking end to end
Santoshpur Lake Pally, Trikon Park and Avenue South; Purbachal (Haltu) to the north
Including Santoshpur Avenue South Pallimangal, Santoshpur Lake Pally, Santoshpur Trikon Park Durgotsab.