Ekdalia Evergreen Club Durga Puja 2026
Ekdalia Evergreen Club is one of the city's headline pujas in Gariahat, part of the Gariahat – Ballygunge pandal hopping circuit in south Kolkata (also searched as Ekdalia Evergreen, Ekdalia Evergreen Durga Puja). It is a puja that pairs a themed pandal with a traditional idol, with very 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 Ekdalia Evergreen Club entry in the Kolkata pandal list 2026; the Gariahat – Ballygunge pandal hopping route puts it in walking order with its neighbours.
- Nearest metro
- Jatin Das Park Metro~34 min walk
- Peak queue
- ~45 min
- Time inside
- ~15 min
- Style
- theme puja with a traditional idol
- Area
- Gariahat
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Ekdalia Evergreen Club
Take the metro to Jatin Das Park Metro and walk about 34 minutes (2.6 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.
Expect to queue about 45 minutes at peak hours (roughly 6 pm to 10 pm); go before 5 pm or after 11 pm to walk straight in. Plan about 15 minutes inside once you are through the gate.
Pandals near Ekdalia Evergreen Club
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Falguni Sangha (Gariahat)2 min · 200 m
- Singhi Park Sarbojanin4 min · 360 m
- Hindusthan Club9 min · 720 m
- Golpark Sarbojanin9 min · 780 m
- Hindusthan Park Sarbojanin10 min · 810 m
- Ballygunge 21 Pally14 min · 1.2 km
See the whole Gariahat – Ballygunge walking route.
Eat, drink, toilets and sights nearby
- Toilet: Public toilet, Gariahat Road at Garcha Road (Gariahat tram depot) · 520 mOn Gariahat Road by the Gariahat bus stop / tram depot, 400 m north of the Ekdalia-Singhi Park lanes; has a changing table
- Eat: Campari (Gariahat) · 180 mFish fry, mutton cutlet and egg rolls since 1979, a few steps from Gariahat crossing
- Eat: Jugal's (Rash Behari Avenue, Gariahat) · 180 m1923 Sealdah sweet house, Gariahat branch: kheer kadam, mishti doi, singara
- Eat: Bedwin / Bedouin Roll Centre (Gariahat) · 210 mGariahat's roll counter: egg chicken roll, mutton roll; closed Sunday
- Eat: Tasty Corner (Mandeville Gardens) · 380 mCheap student favourite in the lane behind Ekdalia: hing kachori, parathas, chicken chaap, jalebi
- Eat: Sienna Store & Cafe (Hindusthan Park) · 530 mDesign store and cafe in a Hindusthan Park house: Bengali small plates, gondhoraj drinks, filter coffee
- Worth a look: Gariahat crossing: market and pavement stalls · 190 mKolkata's famous hawker pavements under the flyover, saris to street food; slow going on Puja evenings, best browsed on the way from Ekdalia to Singhi Park
Ekdalia Evergreen Club: questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Ekdalia Evergreen Club?
- Jatin Das Park Metro is the nearest metro station, about 34 minutes' walk (2.6 km) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Ekdalia Evergreen Club?
- Expect to queue about 45 minutes at peak hours (roughly 6 pm to 10 pm); go before 5 pm or after 11 pm to walk straight in.
- Which pandals are near Ekdalia Evergreen Club?
- Falguni Sangha (Gariahat) (2 min walk), Singhi Park Sarbojanin (4 min walk), Hindusthan Club (9 min walk), Golpark Sarbojanin (9 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Ekdalia Evergreen Club?
- 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 Ekdalia Evergreen Club open to visitors in 2026?
- The headline pujas usually open to the public from Tritiya or Chaturthi (14 or 15 October 2026), sometimes earlier for a preview; the exact day is announced by the committee a few days before. Chaturthi and Panchami evenings are the best time to see it without the queue.
- What is the Ekdalia Evergreen Club 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: Jatin Das Park Metro is the nearest metro station, the queue runs about 45 minutes at peak, and the pandals within a short walk are listed above.
- Where is Ekdalia Evergreen Club and is entry free?
- Ekdalia Evergreen Club is in Gariahat, south Kolkata, on the Gariahat – Ballygunge circuit, about 34 minutes' walk from Jatin Das 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.