Falguni Sangha (Gariahat) Durga Puja 2026
Falguni Sangha (Gariahat) is a neighbourhood puja in Gariahat, part of the Gariahat – Ballygunge 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 Falguni Sangha 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
- Usually none
- Time inside
- ~8 min
- Style
- theme puja with a traditional idol
- Area
- Gariahat
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Falguni Sangha (Gariahat)
Take the metro to Jatin Das Park Metro and walk about 34 minutes (2.5 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.
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 Falguni Sangha (Gariahat)
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Ekdalia Evergreen Club2 min · 200 m
- Singhi Park Sarbojanin6 min · 480 m
- Hindusthan Club10 min · 850 m
- Golpark Sarbojanin11 min · 910 m
- Hindusthan Park Sarbojanin11 min · 930 m
- Ballygunge 21 Pally13 min · 1.1 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) · 380 mOn Gariahat Road by the Gariahat bus stop / tram depot, 400 m north of the Ekdalia-Singhi Park lanes; has a changing table
- Eat: Tasty Corner (Mandeville Gardens) · 240 mCheap student favourite in the lane behind Ekdalia: hing kachori, parathas, chicken chaap, jalebi
- Eat: Campari (Gariahat) · 320 mFish fry, mutton cutlet and egg rolls since 1979, a few steps from Gariahat crossing
- Eat: Jugal's (Rash Behari Avenue, Gariahat) · 320 m1923 Sealdah sweet house, Gariahat branch: kheer kadam, mishti doi, singara
- Eat: Bedwin / Bedouin Roll Centre (Gariahat) · 340 mGariahat's roll counter: egg chicken roll, mutton roll; closed Sunday
- Eat: Kasturi (Ballygunge Place) · 540 mBudget Bangladeshi-Bengali since 1994: kochu pata chingri bhapa, bhuna khichuri, shutki
- Worth a look: Gariahat crossing: market and pavement stalls · 340 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
Falguni Sangha (Gariahat): questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Falguni Sangha (Gariahat)?
- Jatin Das Park Metro is the nearest metro station, about 34 minutes' walk (2.5 km) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Falguni Sangha (Gariahat)?
- There is rarely a long queue; you can usually walk straight in.
- Which pandals are near Falguni Sangha (Gariahat)?
- Ekdalia Evergreen Club (2 min walk), Singhi Park Sarbojanin (6 min walk), Hindusthan Club (10 min walk), Golpark Sarbojanin (11 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Falguni Sangha (Gariahat)?
- 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 Falguni Sangha (Gariahat) 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 Falguni Sangha (Gariahat) 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, there is rarely a long queue, and the pandals within a short walk are listed above.
- Where is Falguni Sangha (Gariahat) and is entry free?
- Falguni Sangha (Gariahat) 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.