Abasar Sarbojanin (Bhowanipore) Durga Puja 2026
Abasar Sarbojanin (Bhowanipore) is a neighbourhood puja in Bhowanipore, part of the Bhowanipore – Hazra pandal hopping circuit in south Kolkata. It is a theme puja: expect an art installation or themed pandal, lighting and a crowd that comes for the spectacle, with a light crowd. The committee announces its 2026 theme shortly before Puja; this page does not repeat unconfirmed themes and covers the practical side: the nearest metro station, the queue, and the walk to the next pandal.
Durga Puja 2026 runs Saturday 17 to Wednesday 21 October. This page is the Abasar Sarbojanin entry in the Kolkata pandal list 2026; the Bhowanipore – Hazra pandal hopping route puts it in walking order with its neighbours.
- Nearest metro
- Jatin Das Park Metro~8 min walk
- Peak queue
- Usually none
- Time inside
- ~8 min
- Style
- theme puja
- Area
- Bhowanipore
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Abasar Sarbojanin (Bhowanipore)
Take the metro to Jatin Das Park Metro and walk about 8 minutes (620 m). On Puja nights the lanes around big pandals are one-way for pedestrians and police may route you a longer way in; follow the barricades. Open walking directions in Google Maps.
There is rarely a long queue; you can usually walk straight in. Plan about 8 minutes inside once you are through the gate.
Pandals near Abasar Sarbojanin (Bhowanipore)
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Paddapukur Youth Association5 min · 420 m
- Sammilani (Bhowanipore)5 min · 440 m
- Bhowanipur Udayan Club6 min · 490 m
- Bhowanipore Muktadal8 min · 700 m
- Mohila Mahal Club9 min · 730 m
- Peyarabagan Sarbojanin (Batam Club)9 min · 780 m
See the whole Bhowanipore – Hazra walking route.
Eat, drink, toilets and sights nearby
- Toilet: Pay toilet, Naresh Mitra Sarani by Chittaranjan Seva Sadan (Bhowanipore) · 280 mPay toilet on Naresh Mitra Sarani outside Chittaranjan Seva Sadan hospital, off S.P. Mukherjee Road
- Eat: Sree Hari Mistanna Bhandar (Bhowanipore) · 300 mMorning kochuri with cholar dal, halua and the jumbo langcha, since 1913; go before noon
- Eat: Balaram Mullick & Radharaman Mullick (Bhowanipore) · 560 mThe 1885 flagship: baked rosogolla, nolen gur sandesh, aam doi; buy and walk
Abasar Sarbojanin (Bhowanipore): questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Abasar Sarbojanin (Bhowanipore)?
- Jatin Das Park Metro is the nearest metro station, about 8 minutes' walk (620 m) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Abasar Sarbojanin (Bhowanipore)?
- There is rarely a long queue; you can usually walk straight in.
- Which pandals are near Abasar Sarbojanin (Bhowanipore)?
- Paddapukur Youth Association (5 min walk), Sammilani (Bhowanipore) (5 min walk), Bhowanipur Udayan Club (6 min walk), Bhowanipore Muktadal (8 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Abasar Sarbojanin (Bhowanipore)?
- Durga Puja 2026 runs from Shashthi, Saturday 17 October, to Dashami, Wednesday 21 October 2026. Most big Kolkata pandals open to visitors from Chaturthi (15 October) or earlier, and the crowds peak on Ashtami and Navami evenings (19 and 20 October).
- When does Abasar Sarbojanin (Bhowanipore) open to visitors in 2026?
- Most pandals of this size are open and lit from Panchami or Shashthi (16 or 17 October 2026); the committee announces the exact day. Chaturthi and Panchami evenings are the best time to see it without the queue.
- What is the Abasar Sarbojanin (Bhowanipore) Durga Puja 2026 theme?
- The committee announces the theme shortly before Puja, and this page does not repeat unconfirmed reports; check the club's own announcement. What stays true every year is the practical side: Jatin Das Park Metro is the nearest metro station, there is rarely a long queue, and the pandals within a short walk are listed above.
- Where is Abasar Sarbojanin (Bhowanipore) and is entry free?
- Abasar Sarbojanin (Bhowanipore) is in Bhowanipore, south Kolkata, on the Bhowanipore – Hazra circuit, about 8 minutes' walk from Jatin Das Park Metro. Entry is free, as at every Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata; the "VIP passes" sold online are private queue-skipping products, not tickets.