Adharlal Sen Bari (Beniatola) Durga Puja 2026
Adharlal Sen Bari (Beniatola) is a neighbourhood puja in Ahiritola, part of the Bagbazar – Kumartuli – Ahiritola pandal hopping circuit in north Kolkata. It is a bonedi bari, one of the old family pujas held in a heritage house courtyard (thakur dalan), usually calmer and open by day, with a light crowd.
Durga Puja 2026 runs Saturday 17 to Wednesday 21 October. This page is the Adharlal Sen Bari entry in the Kolkata pandal list 2026; the Bagbazar – Kumartuli – Ahiritola pandal hopping route puts it in walking order with its neighbours.
- Nearest metro
- Shobhabazar Sutanuti Metro~11 min walk
- Peak queue
- Usually none
- Time inside
- ~10 min
- Style
- bonedi bari
- Area
- Ahiritola
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Adharlal Sen Bari (Beniatola)
Take the metro to Shobhabazar Sutanuti Metro and walk about 11 minutes (850 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 10 minutes inside once you are through the gate.
Pandals near Adharlal Sen Bari (Beniatola)
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Ahiritola Sarbojanin4 min · 330 m
- Ahiritola Jubak Brinda5 min · 410 m
- Amrita Lal Daw Bari (Daw Lane)5 min · 430 m
- Kumartuli Park Sarbojanin6 min · 510 m
- Kumartuli Sarbojanin9 min · 760 m
- Madan Mohan Dutta Bari (Hatkhola)10 min · 800 m
See the whole Bagbazar – Kumartuli – Ahiritola walking route.
Eat, drink, toilets and sights nearby
- Eat: Mitra Cafe (Shobhabazar) · 680 mFish kabiraji and brain chop since 1920; right at Shobhabazar metro, opposite gate 5
- Worth a look: Kumartuli potters' lanes (Banamali Sarkar Street) · 380 mWalk the lane west off Rabindra Sarani to see idols being finished in the kumor workshops; busiest and lit until about midnight
Adharlal Sen Bari (Beniatola): questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Adharlal Sen Bari (Beniatola)?
- Shobhabazar Sutanuti Metro is the nearest metro station, about 11 minutes' walk (850 m) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Adharlal Sen Bari (Beniatola)?
- There is rarely a long queue; you can usually walk straight in.
- Which pandals are near Adharlal Sen Bari (Beniatola)?
- Ahiritola Sarbojanin (4 min walk), Ahiritola Jubak Brinda (5 min walk), Amrita Lal Daw Bari (Daw Lane) (5 min walk), Kumartuli Park Sarbojanin (6 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Adharlal Sen Bari (Beniatola)?
- 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 Adharlal Sen Bari (Beniatola) 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.
- Where is Adharlal Sen Bari (Beniatola) and is entry free?
- Adharlal Sen Bari (Beniatola) is in Ahiritola, north Kolkata, on the Bagbazar – Kumartuli – Ahiritola circuit, about 11 minutes' walk from Shobhabazar Sutanuti Metro. Entry is free, as at every Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata; the "VIP passes" sold online are private queue-skipping products, not tickets.