Jodhpur Park Sarbojanin Durga Puja 2026
Jodhpur Park Sarbojanin is a well-known puja in Jodhpur Park, part of the Jodhpur Park – Selimpur – Dhakuria pandal hopping circuit in south Kolkata (also searched as Jodhpur Park, Jodhpur Park Durga Puja). 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 Jodhpur Park Sarbojanin entry in the Kolkata pandal list 2026; the Jodhpur Park – Selimpur – Dhakuria pandal hopping route puts it in walking order with its neighbours.
- Nearest metro
- Rabindra Sarobar Metro~35 min walk
- Peak queue
- ~20 min
- Time inside
- ~12 min
- Style
- theme puja
- Area
- Jodhpur Park
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Jodhpur Park Sarbojanin
Take the metro to Rabindra Sarobar Metro and walk about 35 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.
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 Jodhpur Park Sarbojanin
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Selimpur Pally4 min · 370 m
- Pally Mangal Samity (Taltala Ground)5 min · 440 m
- Jagaran Club (Selimpur)8 min · 670 m
- 95 Pally (Jodhpur Park)9 min · 750 m
- Abasarika (Dhakuria)10 min · 790 m
- Babubagan Sarbojanin10 min · 810 m
See the whole Jodhpur Park – Selimpur – Dhakuria walking route.
Eat, drink, toilets and sights nearby
- Toilet: South City Mall toilets (Prince Anwar Shah Road) · 530 mClean free toilets inside South City Mall, open 10 am to 10 pm; 300 m from Pally Mangal Samity, 500 m from Jodhpur Park
- Eat: Calcutta Pi (Prince Anwar Shah Road) · 340 mBengali comfort food just east of South City: dimer devil, gondhoraj chicken, kosha mangsho
- Eat: Hindusthan Sweets (South City Mall) · 470 mCream rolls and sandesh from the Jadavpur chain, at the Spencer's end of South City Mall; the original shop is at the 8B bus stand
- Tea and coffee: Dolly's The Tea Shop (Dakshinapan) · 480 mIced tea and sandwiches in the Dakshinapan courtyard; Dolly Roy's shop since 1988
- Drink: Lord of the Drinks (South City Mall) · 530 mDelhi chain's double-height bar on the 4th floor of South City Mall, opposite the food court
- Worth a look: Jodhpur Park lake · 80 mThe tree-ringed tank in the middle of Jodhpur Park; the Jodhpur Park Sarbojanin pandal sits on its edge
Jodhpur Park Sarbojanin: questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Jodhpur Park Sarbojanin?
- Rabindra Sarobar Metro is the nearest metro station, about 35 minutes' walk (2.6 km) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Jodhpur Park Sarbojanin?
- Queues run about 20 minutes at peak hours (6 pm to 10 pm) and are short in the afternoon.
- Which pandals are near Jodhpur Park Sarbojanin?
- Selimpur Pally (4 min walk), Pally Mangal Samity (Taltala Ground) (5 min walk), Jagaran Club (Selimpur) (8 min walk), 95 Pally (Jodhpur Park) (9 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Jodhpur Park 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 Jodhpur Park 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 Jodhpur Park 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: Rabindra Sarobar 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 Jodhpur Park Sarbojanin and is entry free?
- Jodhpur Park Sarbojanin is in Jodhpur Park, south Kolkata, on the Jodhpur Park – Selimpur – Dhakuria circuit, about 35 minutes' walk from Rabindra Sarobar Metro. Entry is free, as at every Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata; the "VIP passes" sold online are private queue-skipping products, not tickets.