Haritaki Bagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja 2026
Haritaki Bagan Sarbojanin is a neighbourhood puja in Maniktala, part of the Maniktala – Amherst Street pandal hopping circuit in north 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 Haritaki Bagan Sarbojanin entry in the Kolkata pandal list 2026; the Maniktala – Amherst Street pandal hopping route puts it in walking order with its neighbours.
- Nearest metro
- Girish Park Metro~17 min walk
- Peak queue
- Usually none
- Time inside
- ~8 min
- Style
- theme puja with a traditional idol
- Area
- Maniktala
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Haritaki Bagan Sarbojanin
Take the metro to Girish Park Metro and walk about 17 minutes (1.3 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 Haritaki Bagan Sarbojanin
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Maniktala Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durga Puja2 min · 180 m
- Bholanath Dham (Dutta Bari, Beadon Street)4 min · 290 m
- Kailash Bose Street Sarbojanin6 min · 530 m
- Mahendra Sreemany Bari (Sukea Street)7 min · 570 m
- Brindaban Matri Mandir9 min · 720 m
- Beadon Street Sarbojanin9 min · 730 m
See the whole Maniktala – Amherst Street walking route.
Eat, drink, toilets and sights nearby
- Eat: Ganguram (Maniktala, Vivekananda Road) · 110 mKochuri till 10 am, radhaballabhi after, and the full Ganguram sweet counter at the Amherst Street crossing by Maniktala market
- Eat: Girish Ch. Dey & Nakur Ch. Nandy (Hedua) · 500 mDry sandesh since 1844: jolbhora, monohora, malai roll; no seating, buy a box for the walk
- Worth a look: Maniktala Market clock tower · 250 mThe old clock tower over Maniktala Bazar at the APC Road / Vivekananda Road crossing: landmark for the market and the fish-market lanes behind it
- Worth a look: Scottish Church College (1830) · 370 mVivekananda and Netaji's college; the 1830s neo-classical main building and Duff Church are opposite Hedua Park on Urquhart Square
- Worth a look: Raja Rammohun Roy Memorial Museum (Simla House) · 380 mRammohun Roy's own 1814 house, 'Simla House', restored as a museum; the pillared porch on Raja Rammohan Sarani is just north of the Kailash Bose Street pandal
Haritaki Bagan Sarbojanin: questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Haritaki Bagan Sarbojanin?
- Girish Park Metro is the nearest metro station, about 17 minutes' walk (1.3 km) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Haritaki Bagan Sarbojanin?
- There is rarely a long queue; you can usually walk straight in.
- Which pandals are near Haritaki Bagan Sarbojanin?
- Maniktala Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durga Puja (2 min walk), Bholanath Dham (Dutta Bari, Beadon Street) (4 min walk), Kailash Bose Street Sarbojanin (6 min walk), Mahendra Sreemany Bari (Sukea Street) (7 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Haritaki Bagan Sarbojanin?
- 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 Haritaki Bagan Sarbojanin 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 Haritaki Bagan Sarbojanin 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: Girish 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 Haritaki Bagan Sarbojanin and is entry free?
- Haritaki Bagan Sarbojanin is in Maniktala, north Kolkata, on the Maniktala – Amherst Street circuit, about 17 minutes' walk from Girish 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.