Amrita Lal Daw Bari (Daw Lane) Durga Puja 2026
Amrita Lal Daw Bari (Daw Lane) 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 Amrita Lal Daw 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~7 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 Amrita Lal Daw Bari (Daw Lane)
Take the metro to Shobhabazar Sutanuti Metro and walk about 7 minutes (530 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 Amrita Lal Daw Bari (Daw Lane)
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Ahiritola Jubak Brinda4 min · 370 m
- Adharlal Sen Bari (Beniatola)5 min · 430 m
- Ahiritola Sarbojanin7 min · 600 m
- Kumartuli Park Sarbojanin7 min · 620 m
- Shobhabazar Rajbari (Raja Nabakrishna Deb)9 min · 770 m
- Rabindra Kanan Sarbojanin (Beadon Square)9 min · 770 m
See the whole Bagbazar – Kumartuli – Ahiritola walking route.
Eat, drink, toilets and sights nearby
- Eat: Mitra Cafe (Shobhabazar) · 420 mFish kabiraji and brain chop since 1920; right at Shobhabazar metro, opposite gate 5
- Eat: Allen Kitchen (Shobhabazar) · 450 mPrawn cutlet fried in ghee is the one thing to order; tiny counter, mostly takeaway
- Eat: Chittaranjan Mistanna Bhandar (Shyambazar Street) · 590 mThe rosogolla specialist since 1907, one of the GI-certified shops; also kalakand and sandesh, no seating
Amrita Lal Daw Bari (Daw Lane): questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Amrita Lal Daw Bari (Daw Lane)?
- Shobhabazar Sutanuti Metro is the nearest metro station, about 7 minutes' walk (530 m) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Amrita Lal Daw Bari (Daw Lane)?
- There is rarely a long queue; you can usually walk straight in.
- Which pandals are near Amrita Lal Daw Bari (Daw Lane)?
- Ahiritola Jubak Brinda (4 min walk), Adharlal Sen Bari (Beniatola) (5 min walk), Ahiritola Sarbojanin (7 min walk), Kumartuli Park Sarbojanin (7 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Amrita Lal Daw Bari (Daw Lane)?
- 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 Amrita Lal Daw Bari (Daw Lane) 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 Amrita Lal Daw Bari (Daw Lane) and is entry free?
- Amrita Lal Daw Bari (Daw Lane) is in Ahiritola, north Kolkata, on the Bagbazar – Kumartuli – Ahiritola circuit, about 7 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.