Bhowanipore 75 Pally Durga Puja 2026
Bhowanipore 75 Pally is a well-known puja in Bhowanipore, part of the Bhowanipore – Hazra pandal hopping circuit in south Kolkata (also searched as Bhawanipur 75 Pally, 75 Pally Bhowanipore). It is a theme puja: expect an art installation or themed pandal, lighting and a crowd that comes for the spectacle, with a steady crowd 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 Bhowanipore 75 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~1 min walk
- Peak queue
- ~15 min
- Time inside
- ~12 min
- Style
- theme puja
- Area
- Bhowanipore
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Bhowanipore 75 Pally
Take the metro to Netaji Bhavan Metro and walk about 1 minutes (100 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.
Queues run about 15 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 Bhowanipore 75 Pally
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Harish Park (Byayam Samity)5 min · 440 m
- Bhowanipore De Bari6 min · 460 m
- Mohila Mahal Club6 min · 490 m
- Agradut Uday Sangha (Bhowanipore)8 min · 700 m
- Sammilani (Bhowanipore)9 min · 720 m
- Bhowanipore Muktadal9 min · 740 m
See the whole Bhowanipore – Hazra walking route.
Eat, drink, toilets and sights nearby
- Toilet: Public toilet, Mohini Mohan Road (Bhowanipore) · 270 mToilet on Mohini Mohan Road between 75 Pally and 22 Pally
- Eat: Balaram Mullick & Radharaman Mullick (Bhowanipore) · 210 mThe 1885 flagship: baked rosogolla, nolen gur sandesh, aam doi; buy and walk
- Tea and coffee: Balwant Singh's Eating House (Bhowanipore) · 590 mDoodh cola and kesar chai at 2 am; open round the clock, aloo paratha and samosa too
- Tea and coffee: Sharma Tea House (Bhowanipore) · 630 mRoadside masala chai in a clay bhar with kachori, from 5:30 in the morning
- Eat: Sree Hari Mistanna Bhandar (Bhowanipore) · 650 mMorning kochuri with cholar dal, halua and the jumbo langcha, since 1913; go before noon
- Eat: The Bikers Cafe (Elgin Road) · 680 mMotorbike-themed cafe in Platinum Mall on Elgin Road, near Netaji Bhawan
Bhowanipore 75 Pally: questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Bhowanipore 75 Pally?
- Netaji Bhavan Metro is the nearest metro station, about 1 minutes' walk (100 m) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Bhowanipore 75 Pally?
- Queues run about 15 minutes at peak hours (6 pm to 10 pm) and are short in the afternoon.
- Which pandals are near Bhowanipore 75 Pally?
- Harish Park (Byayam Samity) (5 min walk), Bhowanipore De Bari (6 min walk), Mohila Mahal Club (6 min walk), Agradut Uday Sangha (Bhowanipore) (8 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Bhowanipore 75 Pally?
- 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 Bhowanipore 75 Pally 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 Bhowanipore 75 Pally 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, the queue runs about 15 minutes at peak, and the pandals within a short walk are listed above.
- Where is Bhowanipore 75 Pally and is entry free?
- Bhowanipore 75 Pally is in Bhowanipore, south Kolkata, on the Bhowanipore – Hazra circuit, about 1 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.