Harish Park (Byayam Samity) Durga Puja 2026
Harish Park (Byayam Samity) is a neighbourhood puja in Bhowanipore, part of the Bhowanipore – Hazra 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 Harish Park 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~6 min walk
- Peak queue
- Usually none
- Time inside
- ~8 min
- Style
- theme puja with a traditional idol
- Area
- Bhowanipore
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Harish Park (Byayam Samity)
Take the metro to Netaji Bhavan Metro and walk about 6 minutes (470 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 Harish Park (Byayam Samity)
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Mohila Mahal Club1 min · 100 m
- Bhowanipore Muktadal5 min · 390 m
- Bhowanipore 75 Pally5 min · 440 m
- Agradut Uday Sangha (Bhowanipore)7 min · 600 m
- Bhowanipore De Bari8 min · 630 m
- Sammilani (Bhowanipore)8 min · 680 m
See the whole Bhowanipore – Hazra walking route.
Eat, drink, toilets and sights nearby
- Toilet: Public toilet, Mohini Mohan Road (Bhowanipore) · 550 mToilet on Mohini Mohan Road between 75 Pally and 22 Pally
- Eat: Balaram Mullick & Radharaman Mullick (Bhowanipore) · 480 mThe 1885 flagship: baked rosogolla, nolen gur sandesh, aam doi; buy and walk
- Eat: Sree Hari Mistanna Bhandar (Bhowanipore) · 490 mMorning kochuri with cholar dal, halua and the jumbo langcha, since 1913; go before noon
Harish Park (Byayam Samity): questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Harish Park (Byayam Samity)?
- Netaji Bhavan Metro is the nearest metro station, about 6 minutes' walk (470 m) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Harish Park (Byayam Samity)?
- There is rarely a long queue; you can usually walk straight in.
- Which pandals are near Harish Park (Byayam Samity)?
- Mohila Mahal Club (1 min walk), Bhowanipore Muktadal (5 min walk), Bhowanipore 75 Pally (5 min walk), Agradut Uday Sangha (Bhowanipore) (7 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Harish Park (Byayam Samity)?
- 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 Harish Park (Byayam Samity) 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 Harish Park (Byayam Samity) 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: Netaji Bhavan Metro is the nearest metro station, there is rarely a long queue, and the pandals within a short walk are listed above.
- Where is Harish Park (Byayam Samity) and is entry free?
- Harish Park (Byayam Samity) is in Bhowanipore, south Kolkata, on the Bhowanipore – Hazra circuit, about 6 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.