Baishnab Das Mullick Bari Durga Puja 2026
Baishnab Das Mullick Bari is a neighbourhood puja in Pathuriaghata, 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 Baishnab Das Mullick 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
- Girish Park Metro~16 min walk
- Peak queue
- Usually none
- Time inside
- ~10 min
- Style
- bonedi bari
- Area
- Pathuriaghata
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Baishnab Das Mullick Bari
Take the metro to Girish Park Metro and walk about 16 minutes (1.2 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.
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 Baishnab Das Mullick Bari
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Khelat Ghosh Bari (Pathuriaghata)5 min · 440 m
- Pathuriaghata Pancher Pally Sarbojanin7 min · 550 m
- Shibkrishna Daw Bari (Jorasanko)9 min · 720 m
- Narasingha Chandra Daw Bari (Vivekananda Road)9 min · 730 m
- Madan Mohan Dutta Bari (Hatkhola)10 min · 820 m
- Hatkhola Dutta Bari (Nimtala Ghat Street)10 min · 830 m
See the whole Bagbazar – Kumartuli – Ahiritola walking route.
Eat, drink, toilets and sights nearby
- Eat: Nalin Chandra Das & Sons (Natun Bazar, Jorasanko) · 630 mSweet shop since 1841 inside Natun Bazar off Rabindra Sarani; the jalbhara sandesh is the thing to buy
Baishnab Das Mullick Bari: questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Baishnab Das Mullick Bari?
- Girish Park Metro is the nearest metro station, about 16 minutes' walk (1.2 km) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Baishnab Das Mullick Bari?
- There is rarely a long queue; you can usually walk straight in.
- Which pandals are near Baishnab Das Mullick Bari?
- Khelat Ghosh Bari (Pathuriaghata) (5 min walk), Pathuriaghata Pancher Pally Sarbojanin (7 min walk), Shibkrishna Daw Bari (Jorasanko) (9 min walk), Narasingha Chandra Daw Bari (Vivekananda Road) (9 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Baishnab Das Mullick Bari?
- 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 Baishnab Das Mullick Bari 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 Baishnab Das Mullick Bari and is entry free?
- Baishnab Das Mullick Bari is in Pathuriaghata, north Kolkata, on the Bagbazar – Kumartuli – Ahiritola circuit, about 16 minutes' walk from Girish Park Metro. Entry is free, as at every Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata; the "VIP passes" sold online are private queue-skipping products, not tickets.