Agradut Uday Sangha (Bhowanipore) Durga Puja 2026
Agradut Uday Sangha (Bhowanipore) is a neighbourhood puja in Bhowanipore, part of the Bhowanipore – Hazra pandal hopping circuit in south Kolkata. It is a puja that pairs a themed pandal with a traditional idol, 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 Agradut Uday Sangha entry in the Kolkata pandal list 2026; the Bhowanipore – Hazra pandal hopping route puts it in walking order with its neighbours.
- Nearest metro
- Netaji Bhavan Metro~8 min walk
- Peak queue
- Usually none
- Time inside
- ~8 min
- Style
- theme puja with a traditional idol
- Area
- Bhowanipore
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Agradut Uday Sangha (Bhowanipore)
Take the metro to Netaji Bhavan Metro and walk about 8 minutes (590 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 Agradut Uday Sangha (Bhowanipore)
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Bhowanipur Students Club3 min · 240 m
- Bhowanipore De Bari6 min · 510 m
- Harish Park (Byayam Samity)7 min · 600 m
- Mohila Mahal Club8 min · 660 m
- Bhowanipore 75 Pally8 min · 700 m
- Kansaripara Sarbojanin Sarodotsab Committee9 min · 710 m
See the whole Bhowanipore – Hazra walking route.
Eat, drink, toilets and sights nearby
- Tea and coffee: Balwant Singh's Eating House (Bhowanipore) · 510 mDoodh cola and kesar chai at 2 am; open round the clock, aloo paratha and samosa too
- Eat: Balaram Mullick & Radharaman Mullick (Bhowanipore) · 630 mThe 1885 flagship: baked rosogolla, nolen gur sandesh, aam doi; buy and walk
- Tea and coffee: Sharma Tea House (Bhowanipore) · 690 mRoadside masala chai in a clay bhar with kachori, from 5:30 in the morning
Agradut Uday Sangha (Bhowanipore): questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Agradut Uday Sangha (Bhowanipore)?
- Netaji Bhavan Metro is the nearest metro station, about 8 minutes' walk (590 m) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Agradut Uday Sangha (Bhowanipore)?
- There is rarely a long queue; you can usually walk straight in.
- Which pandals are near Agradut Uday Sangha (Bhowanipore)?
- Bhowanipur Students Club (3 min walk), Bhowanipore De Bari (6 min walk), Harish Park (Byayam Samity) (7 min walk), Mohila Mahal Club (8 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Agradut Uday Sangha (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 Agradut Uday Sangha (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 Agradut Uday Sangha (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: Netaji Bhavan Metro is the nearest metro station, there is rarely a long queue, and the pandals within a short walk are listed above.
- Where is Agradut Uday Sangha (Bhowanipore) and is entry free?
- Agradut Uday Sangha (Bhowanipore) is in Bhowanipore, south Kolkata, on the Bhowanipore – Hazra circuit, about 8 minutes' walk from Netaji Bhavan Metro. Entry is free, as at every Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata; the "VIP passes" sold online are private queue-skipping products, not tickets.