Ballygunge Pally Sarbojanin (Dover Road) Durga Puja 2026
Ballygunge Pally Sarbojanin (Dover Road) is a neighbourhood puja in Ballygunge, part of the Gariahat – Ballygunge 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 Ballygunge Pally Sarbojanin entry in the Kolkata pandal list 2026; the Gariahat – Ballygunge pandal hopping route puts it in walking order with its neighbours.
- Nearest metro
- Jatin Das Park Metro~20 min walk
- Peak queue
- Usually none
- Time inside
- ~8 min
- Style
- theme puja with a traditional idol
- Area
- Ballygunge
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Ballygunge Pally Sarbojanin (Dover Road)
Take the metro to Jatin Das Park Metro and walk about 20 minutes (1.5 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 8 minutes inside once you are through the gate.
Pandals near Ballygunge Pally Sarbojanin (Dover Road)
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Maddox Square (Ballygunge Durga Puja Samity)6 min · 500 m
- Bhowanipur Udayan Club8 min · 660 m
- Peyarabagan Sarbojanin (Batam Club)9 min · 750 m
- Paddapukur Barwari Samity11 min · 950 m
- Tridhara Sammilani13 min · 1.1 km
- Paddapukur Youth Association14 min · 1.1 km
See the whole Gariahat – Ballygunge walking route.
Ballygunge Pally Sarbojanin (Dover Road): questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Ballygunge Pally Sarbojanin (Dover Road)?
- Jatin Das Park Metro is the nearest metro station, about 20 minutes' walk (1.5 km) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Ballygunge Pally Sarbojanin (Dover Road)?
- There is rarely a long queue; you can usually walk straight in.
- Which pandals are near Ballygunge Pally Sarbojanin (Dover Road)?
- Maddox Square (Ballygunge Durga Puja Samity) (6 min walk), Bhowanipur Udayan Club (8 min walk), Peyarabagan Sarbojanin (Batam Club) (9 min walk), Paddapukur Barwari Samity (11 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Ballygunge Pally Sarbojanin (Dover Road)?
- 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 Ballygunge Pally Sarbojanin (Dover Road) 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 Ballygunge Pally Sarbojanin (Dover Road) 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: Jatin Das Park Metro is the nearest metro station, there is rarely a long queue, and the pandals within a short walk are listed above.
- Where is Ballygunge Pally Sarbojanin (Dover Road) and is entry free?
- Ballygunge Pally Sarbojanin (Dover Road) is in Ballygunge, south Kolkata, on the Gariahat – Ballygunge circuit, about 20 minutes' walk from Jatin Das 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.