Dakshin Kolkata Sarbojanin (Allenby Road) Durga Puja 2026
Dakshin Kolkata Sarbojanin (Allenby Road) is a neighbourhood puja in Bhowanipore, part of the Bhowanipore – Hazra pandal hopping circuit in south Kolkata. It is a traditional puja: the idol and the rituals are the point, in the classic ekchala or daker saaj style, with a light crowd.
Durga Puja 2026 runs Saturday 17 to Wednesday 21 October. This page is the Dakshin Kolkata Sarbojanin 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
- traditional puja
- Area
- Bhowanipore
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Dakshin Kolkata Sarbojanin (Allenby Road)
Take the metro to Netaji Bhavan Metro and walk about 9 minutes (680 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 Dakshin Kolkata Sarbojanin (Allenby Road)
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- 22 Pally (Northern Park, Bhowanipore)2 min · 180 m
- Paddapukur Barwari Samity8 min · 660 m
- Paddapukur Youth Association9 min · 740 m
- Bhowanipore De Bari9 min · 750 m
- Peyarabagan Sarbojanin (Batam Club)10 min · 850 m
- Bhowanipore 75 Pally11 min · 900 m
See the whole Bhowanipore – Hazra walking route.
Eat, drink, toilets and sights nearby
- Toilet: Public toilet, Mohini Mohan Road (Bhowanipore) · 340 mToilet on Mohini Mohan Road between 75 Pally and 22 Pally
- Eat: Kewpie's Kitchen (Elgin Lane) · 180 mBengali thali in a family home since 1989; book ahead
- Eat: The Bikers Cafe (Elgin Road) · 360 mMotorbike-themed cafe in Platinum Mall on Elgin Road, near Netaji Bhawan
- Eat: Balaram Mullick & Radharaman Mullick (Bhowanipore) · 410 mThe 1885 flagship: baked rosogolla, nolen gur sandesh, aam doi; buy and walk
- Tea and coffee: Sharma Tea House (Bhowanipore) · 580 mRoadside masala chai in a clay bhar with kachori, from 5:30 in the morning
- Drink: Underground, Hotel Hindusthan International (AJC Bose Road) · 670 mThe HHI hotel's bar and club 'Underground' on AJC Bose Road, across from Minto Park
- Worth a look: Netaji Bhawan, Elgin Road · 300 mSubhas Chandra Bose's family house, the one he escaped from in 1941; museum 11:00-16:30, closed Mondays
Dakshin Kolkata Sarbojanin (Allenby Road): questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Dakshin Kolkata Sarbojanin (Allenby Road)?
- Netaji Bhavan Metro is the nearest metro station, about 9 minutes' walk (680 m) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Dakshin Kolkata Sarbojanin (Allenby Road)?
- There is rarely a long queue; you can usually walk straight in.
- Which pandals are near Dakshin Kolkata Sarbojanin (Allenby Road)?
- 22 Pally (Northern Park, Bhowanipore) (2 min walk), Paddapukur Barwari Samity (8 min walk), Paddapukur Youth Association (9 min walk), Bhowanipore De Bari (9 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Dakshin Kolkata Sarbojanin (Allenby 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 Dakshin Kolkata Sarbojanin (Allenby 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.
- Where is Dakshin Kolkata Sarbojanin (Allenby Road) and is entry free?
- Dakshin Kolkata Sarbojanin (Allenby Road) 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.