Dakshin Kolkata Tarun Samity (Keoratala) Durga Puja 2026
Dakshin Kolkata Tarun Samity (Keoratala) is a neighbourhood puja in Kalighat, part of the Lake Road – Rashbehari – Kalighat pandal hopping circuit in south Kolkata. 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 Dakshin Kolkata Tarun Samity entry in the Kolkata pandal list 2026; the Lake Road – Rashbehari – Kalighat pandal hopping route puts it in walking order with its neighbours.
- Nearest metro
- Kalighat Metro~8 min walk
- Peak queue
- Usually none
- Time inside
- ~8 min
- Style
- theme puja with a traditional idol
- Area
- Kalighat
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Dakshin Kolkata Tarun Samity (Keoratala)
Take the metro to Kalighat Metro and walk about 8 minutes (590 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 Tarun Samity (Keoratala)
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- 66 Pally5 min · 410 m
- Badamtala Ashar Sangha7 min · 550 m
- Chetla Agrani Club8 min · 660 m
- Rashbehari Suhrid Sangha9 min · 730 m
- 78 Pally Gopalnagar Kalyan Sangha9 min · 780 m
- Sanghasree (Kalighat)10 min · 850 m
See the whole Lake Road – Rashbehari – Kalighat walking route.
Eat, drink, toilets and sights nearby
- Drinking water: Drinking water, Kali Temple Road / Gurupada Halder Road (Kalighat) · 570 mDrinking-water tap on the lane between Kalighat temple and the Sanghasree pandal
- Eat: Apanjan (Kalighat) · 560 mFish fry with chips and salad since 1982; takeaway counter on Sadananda Road
- Worth a look: Keoratala burning ghat (orientation only) · 50 mThe city's main crematorium (1862) on the Adi Ganga, where Satyajit Ray and Uttam Kumar were cremated; pass quietly, cameras down
Dakshin Kolkata Tarun Samity (Keoratala): questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Dakshin Kolkata Tarun Samity (Keoratala)?
- Kalighat Metro is the nearest metro station, about 8 minutes' walk (590 m) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Dakshin Kolkata Tarun Samity (Keoratala)?
- There is rarely a long queue; you can usually walk straight in.
- Which pandals are near Dakshin Kolkata Tarun Samity (Keoratala)?
- 66 Pally (5 min walk), Badamtala Ashar Sangha (7 min walk), Chetla Agrani Club (8 min walk), Rashbehari Suhrid Sangha (9 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Dakshin Kolkata Tarun Samity (Keoratala)?
- 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 Tarun Samity (Keoratala) 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 Dakshin Kolkata Tarun Samity (Keoratala) 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: Kalighat Metro is the nearest metro station, there is rarely a long queue, and the pandals within a short walk are listed above.
- Where is Dakshin Kolkata Tarun Samity (Keoratala) and is entry free?
- Dakshin Kolkata Tarun Samity (Keoratala) is in Kalighat, south Kolkata, on the Lake Road – Rashbehari – Kalighat circuit, about 8 minutes' walk from Kalighat Metro. Entry is free, as at every Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata; the "VIP passes" sold online are private queue-skipping products, not tickets.