22 Pally (Northern Park, Bhowanipore) Durga Puja 2026
22 Pally (Northern Park, Bhowanipore) is a neighbourhood puja in Bhowanipore, part of the Bhowanipore – Hazra pandal hopping circuit in south Kolkata (also searched as Bhawanipur 22 Pally, 22 Pally Bhowanipore). 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 22 Pally entry in the Kolkata pandal list 2026; the Bhowanipore – Hazra pandal hopping route puts it in walking order with its neighbours.
- Nearest metro
- Netaji Bhavan Metro~9 min walk
- Peak queue
- Usually none
- Time inside
- ~8 min
- Style
- theme puja with a traditional idol
- Area
- Bhowanipore
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach 22 Pally (Northern Park, Bhowanipore)
Take the metro to Netaji Bhavan Metro and walk about 9 minutes (650 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 8 minutes inside once you are through the gate.
Pandals near 22 Pally (Northern Park, Bhowanipore)
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Dakshin Kolkata Sarbojanin (Allenby Road)2 min · 180 m
- Bhowanipore De Bari9 min · 780 m
- Paddapukur Barwari Samity10 min · 820 m
- Paddapukur Youth Association11 min · 920 m
- Kansaripara Sarbojanin Sarodotsab Committee12 min · 960 m
- Bhowanipore 75 Pally12 min · 970 m
See the whole Bhowanipore – Hazra walking route.
Eat, drink, toilets and sights nearby
- Toilet: Public toilet, Mohini Mohan Road (Bhowanipore) · 320 mToilet on Mohini Mohan Road between 75 Pally and 22 Pally
- Eat: Kewpie's Kitchen (Elgin Lane) · 150 mBengali thali in a family home since 1989; book ahead
- Eat: The Bikers Cafe (Elgin Road) · 300 mMotorbike-themed cafe in Platinum Mall on Elgin Road, near Netaji Bhawan
- Eat: Balaram Mullick & Radharaman Mullick (Bhowanipore) · 400 mThe 1885 flagship: baked rosogolla, nolen gur sandesh, aam doi; buy and walk
- Tea and coffee: Sharma Tea House (Bhowanipore) · 510 mRoadside masala chai in a clay bhar with kachori, from 5:30 in the morning
- Drink: Underground, Hotel Hindusthan International (AJC Bose Road) · 630 mThe HHI hotel's bar and club 'Underground' on AJC Bose Road, across from Minto Park
- Worth a look: Netaji Bhawan, Elgin Road · 260 mSubhas Chandra Bose's family house, the one he escaped from in 1941; museum 11:00-16:30, closed Mondays
22 Pally (Northern Park, Bhowanipore): questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to 22 Pally (Northern Park, Bhowanipore)?
- Netaji Bhavan Metro is the nearest metro station, about 9 minutes' walk (650 m) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at 22 Pally (Northern Park, Bhowanipore)?
- There is rarely a long queue; you can usually walk straight in.
- Which pandals are near 22 Pally (Northern Park, Bhowanipore)?
- Dakshin Kolkata Sarbojanin (Allenby Road) (2 min walk), Bhowanipore De Bari (9 min walk), Paddapukur Barwari Samity (10 min walk), Paddapukur Youth Association (11 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at 22 Pally (Northern Park, Bhowanipore)?
- 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 22 Pally (Northern Park, Bhowanipore) 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 22 Pally (Northern Park, Bhowanipore) 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: Netaji Bhavan Metro is the nearest metro station, there is rarely a long queue, and the pandals within a short walk are listed above.
- Where is 22 Pally (Northern Park, Bhowanipore) and is entry free?
- 22 Pally (Northern Park, Bhowanipore) is in Bhowanipore, south Kolkata, on the Bhowanipore – Hazra circuit, about 9 minutes' walk from Netaji Bhavan Metro. Entry is free, as at every Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata; the "VIP passes" sold online are private queue-skipping products, not tickets.