Babubagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja 2026
Babubagan Sarbojanin is a well-known puja in Dhakuria, part of the Jodhpur Park – Selimpur – Dhakuria 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 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 Babubagan Sarbojanin entry in the Kolkata pandal list 2026; the Jodhpur Park – Selimpur – Dhakuria pandal hopping route puts it in walking order with its neighbours.
- Nearest metro
- Rabindra Sarobar Metro~40 min walk
- Peak queue
- ~20 min
- Time inside
- ~12 min
- Style
- theme puja
- Area
- Dhakuria
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Babubagan Sarbojanin
Take the metro to Rabindra Sarobar Metro and walk about 40 minutes (3.0 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 Babubagan Sarbojanin
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Abasarika (Dhakuria)3 min · 260 m
- Jagaran Club (Selimpur)7 min · 570 m
- Selimpur Pally8 min · 650 m
- Jodhpur Park Sarbojanin10 min · 810 m
- Dhakuria Sarbojanin (Tanupukur)11 min · 880 m
- 95 Pally (Jodhpur Park)12 min · 1.0 km
See the whole Jodhpur Park – Selimpur – Dhakuria walking route.
Eat, drink, toilets and sights nearby
- Tea and coffee: Dolly's The Tea Shop (Dakshinapan) · 220 mIced tea and sandwiches in the Dakshinapan courtyard; Dolly Roy's shop since 1988
- Worth a look: Dakshinapan shopping complex, Dhakuria bridge · 230 mOpen-air complex of state handicraft emporia at the foot of the Dhakuria rail bridge; Dolly's Tea Shop is inside
Babubagan Sarbojanin: questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Babubagan Sarbojanin?
- Rabindra Sarobar Metro is the nearest metro station, about 40 minutes' walk (3.0 km) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Babubagan Sarbojanin?
- Queues run about 20 minutes at peak hours (6 pm to 10 pm) and are short in the afternoon.
- Which pandals are near Babubagan Sarbojanin?
- Abasarika (Dhakuria) (3 min walk), Jagaran Club (Selimpur) (7 min walk), Selimpur Pally (8 min walk), Jodhpur Park Sarbojanin (10 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Babubagan 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 Babubagan 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 Babubagan 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: Rabindra Sarobar 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 Babubagan Sarbojanin and is entry free?
- Babubagan Sarbojanin is in Dhakuria, south Kolkata, on the Jodhpur Park – Selimpur – Dhakuria circuit, about 40 minutes' walk from Rabindra Sarobar Metro. Entry is free, as at every Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata; the "VIP passes" sold online are private queue-skipping products, not tickets.