Ahiritola Sarbojanin Durga Puja 2026
Ahiritola Sarbojanin is a well-known puja in Ahiritola, part of the Bagbazar – Kumartuli – Ahiritola pandal hopping circuit in north Kolkata (also searched as Ahiritola, Ahiritola Sarbojanin Durga Puja). It is a theme puja: expect an art installation or themed pandal, lighting and a crowd that comes for the spectacle, with heavy crowds on Puja evenings. 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 Ahiritola Sarbojanin 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~14 min walk
- Peak queue
- ~20 min
- Time inside
- ~12 min
- Style
- theme puja
- Area
- Ahiritola
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Ahiritola Sarbojanin
Take the metro to Shobhabazar Sutanuti Metro and walk about 14 minutes (1.0 km). 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.
Queues run about 20 minutes at peak hours (6 pm to 10 pm) and are short in the afternoon. Plan about 12 minutes inside once you are through the gate.
Pandals near Ahiritola Sarbojanin
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Ahiritola Jubak Brinda3 min · 260 m
- Adharlal Sen Bari (Beniatola)4 min · 330 m
- Madan Mohan Dutta Bari (Hatkhola)6 min · 490 m
- Hatkhola Dutta Bari (Nimtala Ghat Street)6 min · 500 m
- Amrita Lal Daw Bari (Daw Lane)7 min · 600 m
- Rabindra Kanan Sarbojanin (Beadon Square)9 min · 730 m
See the whole Bagbazar – Kumartuli – Ahiritola walking route.
Eat, drink, toilets and sights nearby
- Eat: Nalin Chandra Das & Sons (Natun Bazar, Jorasanko) · 560 mSweet shop since 1841 inside Natun Bazar off Rabindra Sarani; the jalbhara sandesh is the thing to buy
Ahiritola Sarbojanin: questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Ahiritola Sarbojanin?
- Shobhabazar Sutanuti Metro is the nearest metro station, about 14 minutes' walk (1.0 km) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Ahiritola Sarbojanin?
- Queues run about 20 minutes at peak hours (6 pm to 10 pm) and are short in the afternoon.
- Which pandals are near Ahiritola Sarbojanin?
- Ahiritola Jubak Brinda (3 min walk), Adharlal Sen Bari (Beniatola) (4 min walk), Madan Mohan Dutta Bari (Hatkhola) (6 min walk), Hatkhola Dutta Bari (Nimtala Ghat Street) (6 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Ahiritola Sarbojanin?
- 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 Ahiritola Sarbojanin 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 Ahiritola Sarbojanin 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: Shobhabazar Sutanuti Metro is the nearest metro station, the queue runs about 20 minutes at peak, and the pandals within a short walk are listed above.
- Where is Ahiritola Sarbojanin and is entry free?
- Ahiritola Sarbojanin is in Ahiritola, north Kolkata, on the Bagbazar – Kumartuli – Ahiritola circuit, about 14 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.