Maniktala Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durga Puja Durga Puja 2026
Maniktala Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durga Puja is a well-known puja in Chaltabagan, part of the Maniktala – Amherst Street pandal hopping circuit in north Kolkata (also searched as Chaltabagan, Chaltabagan Lohapatty, Manicktala Chaltabagan Lohapatty). It is a theme puja: expect an art installation or themed pandal, lighting and a crowd that comes for the spectacle, with heavy crowds 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 Maniktala Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durga Puja entry in the Kolkata pandal list 2026; the Maniktala – Amherst Street pandal hopping route puts it in walking order with its neighbours.
- Nearest metro
- Girish Park Metro~16 min walk
- Peak queue
- ~20 min
- Time inside
- ~12 min
- Style
- theme puja
- Area
- Chaltabagan
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Maniktala Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durga Puja
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.
Queues run about 20 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 Maniktala Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durga Puja
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Haritaki Bagan Sarbojanin2 min · 180 m
- Bholanath Dham (Dutta Bari, Beadon Street)5 min · 430 m
- Kailash Bose Street Sarbojanin5 min · 430 m
- Mahendra Sreemany Bari (Sukea Street)6 min · 480 m
- Brindaban Matri Mandir8 min · 620 m
- 37 Pally8 min · 640 m
See the whole Maniktala – Amherst Street walking route.
Eat, drink, toilets and sights nearby
- Eat: Ganguram (Maniktala, Vivekananda Road) · 40 mKochuri till 10 am, radhaballabhi after, and the full Ganguram sweet counter at the Amherst Street crossing by Maniktala market
- Eat: Girish Ch. Dey & Nakur Ch. Nandy (Hedua) · 460 mDry sandesh since 1844: jolbhora, monohora, malai roll; no seating, buy a box for the walk
- Worth a look: Raja Rammohun Roy Memorial Museum (Simla House) · 240 mRammohun Roy's own 1814 house, 'Simla House', restored as a museum; the pillared porch on Raja Rammohan Sarani is just north of the Kailash Bose Street pandal
- Worth a look: Maniktala Market clock tower · 300 mThe old clock tower over Maniktala Bazar at the APC Road / Vivekananda Road crossing: landmark for the market and the fish-market lanes behind it
- Worth a look: Kolkata Police Museum (APC Road) · 330 mThe 1880s police building on APC Road with the Alipore bomb-case and revolutionary-era exhibits; closed by evening, but the heritage facade faces the road beside Brindaban Matri Mandir
Maniktala Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durga Puja: questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Maniktala Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durga Puja?
- Girish Park Metro is the nearest metro station, about 16 minutes' walk (1.2 km) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Maniktala Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durga Puja?
- Queues run about 20 minutes at peak hours (6 pm to 10 pm) and are short in the afternoon.
- Which pandals are near Maniktala Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durga Puja?
- Haritaki Bagan Sarbojanin (2 min walk), Bholanath Dham (Dutta Bari, Beadon Street) (5 min walk), Kailash Bose Street Sarbojanin (5 min walk), Mahendra Sreemany Bari (Sukea Street) (6 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Maniktala Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durga Puja?
- 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 Maniktala Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durga Puja 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 Maniktala Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durga Puja 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: Girish Park Metro is the nearest metro station, the queue runs about 20 minutes at peak, and the pandals within a short walk are listed above.
- Where is Maniktala Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durga Puja and is entry free?
- Maniktala Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durga Puja is in Chaltabagan, north Kolkata, on the Maniktala – Amherst Street 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.