Hindusthan Club Durga Puja 2026
Hindusthan Club is a well-known puja in Ballygunge, part of the Gariahat – Ballygunge pandal hopping circuit in south Kolkata (also searched as Hindustan Club). It is a theme puja: expect an art installation or themed pandal, lighting and a crowd that comes for the spectacle, with 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 Hindusthan 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~26 min walk
- Peak queue
- ~20 min
- Time inside
- ~12 min
- Style
- theme puja
- Area
- Ballygunge
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Hindusthan Club
Take the metro to Jatin Das Park Metro and walk about 26 minutes (1.9 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.
Queues run about 20 minutes at peak hours (6 pm to 10 pm) and are short in the afternoon. Plan about 12 minutes inside once you are through the gate.
Pandals near Hindusthan Club
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Hindusthan Park Sarbojanin5 min · 420 m
- Singhi Park Sarbojanin5 min · 450 m
- Ekdalia Evergreen Club9 min · 720 m
- Tridhara Sammilani9 min · 760 m
- Falguni Sangha (Gariahat)10 min · 850 m
- Ballygunge Cultural Association11 min · 900 m
See the whole Gariahat – Ballygunge walking route.
Eat, drink, toilets and sights nearby
- Eat: Bhojohori Manna (Hindusthan Road) · 80 mBengali comfort food beside Ekdalia and Hindusthan Club: kosha mangsho, chingri malaikari, daab chingri
- Eat: Azad Hind Dhaba (Hindusthan Park) · 270 mLate-night Punjabi dhaba: dal tadka, butter chicken, roti; this is the Hindusthan Park branch
- Eat: Sienna Store & Cafe (Hindusthan Park) · 330 mDesign store and cafe in a Hindusthan Park house: Bengali small plates, gondhoraj drinks, filter coffee
- Eat: Tero Parbon (Hindusthan Park) · 380 mSit-down Bengali between Hindusthan Park and Golpark: bhetki paturi, mutton, chingri
- Eat: Saptapadi (Hindusthan Park) · 390 mFilm-themed Bengali thalis next door to Tero Parbon: kosha mangsho, bhetki paturi, an Anglo-Indian menu too
- Worth a look: Triangular Park, Rashbehari Avenue · 340 mThe small wedge of green on Rashbehari Avenue you pass between Hindusthan Club and Tridhara; a place to stand still for a minute
Hindusthan Club: questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Hindusthan Club?
- Jatin Das Park Metro is the nearest metro station, about 26 minutes' walk (1.9 km) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Hindusthan Club?
- Queues run about 20 minutes at peak hours (6 pm to 10 pm) and are short in the afternoon.
- Which pandals are near Hindusthan Club?
- Hindusthan Park Sarbojanin (5 min walk), Singhi Park Sarbojanin (5 min walk), Ekdalia Evergreen Club (9 min walk), Tridhara Sammilani (9 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Hindusthan 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 Hindusthan Club 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 Hindusthan 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 20 minutes at peak, and the pandals within a short walk are listed above.
- Where is Hindusthan Club and is entry free?
- Hindusthan Club is in Ballygunge, south Kolkata, on the Gariahat – Ballygunge circuit, about 26 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.