Bhowanipore De Bari Durga Puja 2026
Bhowanipore De Bari is a neighbourhood puja in Bhowanipore, part of the Bhowanipore – Hazra pandal hopping circuit in south Kolkata (also searched as Bhawanipur De Bari, Bhowanipore De Bari Durga Puja). 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 Bhowanipore De Bari 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~4 min walk
- Peak queue
- Usually none
- Time inside
- ~10 min
- Style
- bonedi bari
- Area
- Bhowanipore
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Bhowanipore De Bari
Take the metro to Netaji Bhavan Metro and walk about 4 minutes (270 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 10 minutes inside once you are through the gate.
Pandals near Bhowanipore De Bari
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Bhowanipore 75 Pally6 min · 460 m
- Agradut Uday Sangha (Bhowanipore)6 min · 510 m
- Kansaripara Sarbojanin Sarodotsab Committee7 min · 560 m
- Harish Park (Byayam Samity)8 min · 630 m
- Mohila Mahal Club8 min · 690 m
- Bhowanipur Students Club9 min · 720 m
See the whole Bhowanipore – Hazra walking route.
Eat, drink, toilets and sights nearby
- Toilet: Public toilet, Mohini Mohan Road (Bhowanipore) · 310 mToilet on Mohini Mohan Road between 75 Pally and 22 Pally
- Eat: Balaram Mullick & Radharaman Mullick (Bhowanipore) · 330 mThe 1885 flagship: baked rosogolla, nolen gur sandesh, aam doi; buy and walk
- Tea and coffee: Balwant Singh's Eating House (Bhowanipore) · 330 mDoodh cola and kesar chai at 2 am; open round the clock, aloo paratha and samosa too
- Tea and coffee: Sharma Tea House (Bhowanipore) · 390 mRoadside masala chai in a clay bhar with kachori, from 5:30 in the morning
- Eat: The Bikers Cafe (Elgin Road) · 520 mMotorbike-themed cafe in Platinum Mall on Elgin Road, near Netaji Bhawan
- Eat: Kewpie's Kitchen (Elgin Lane) · 640 mBengali thali in a family home since 1989; book ahead
Bhowanipore De Bari: questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Bhowanipore De Bari?
- Netaji Bhavan Metro is the nearest metro station, about 4 minutes' walk (270 m) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Bhowanipore De Bari?
- There is rarely a long queue; you can usually walk straight in.
- Which pandals are near Bhowanipore De Bari?
- Bhowanipore 75 Pally (6 min walk), Agradut Uday Sangha (Bhowanipore) (6 min walk), Kansaripara Sarbojanin Sarodotsab Committee (7 min walk), Harish Park (Byayam Samity) (8 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Bhowanipore De 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 Bhowanipore De 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 Bhowanipore De Bari and is entry free?
- Bhowanipore De Bari is in Bhowanipore, south Kolkata, on the Bhowanipore – Hazra circuit, about 4 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.