Khidderpore Sarbojanin Durgotsab (Byayam Samity Prangan) Durga Puja 2026
Khidderpore Sarbojanin Durgotsab (Byayam Samity Prangan) is a neighbourhood puja in Khidirpur, part of the Khidirpur pandal hopping circuit in south Kolkata (also searched as Kidderpore Sarbojanin). It is a traditional puja: the idol and the rituals are the point, in the classic ekchala or daker saaj style, with a light crowd.
Durga Puja 2026 runs Saturday 17 to Wednesday 21 October. This page is the Khidderpore Sarbojanin Durgotsab entry in the Kolkata pandal list 2026; the Khidirpur pandal hopping route puts it in walking order with its neighbours.
- Nearest metro
- Majerhat Metro~36 min walk
- Peak queue
- Usually none
- Time inside
- ~8 min
- Style
- traditional puja
- Area
- Khidirpur
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Khidderpore Sarbojanin Durgotsab (Byayam Samity Prangan)
Take the metro to Majerhat Metro and walk about 36 minutes (2.7 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 Khidderpore Sarbojanin Durgotsab (Byayam Samity Prangan)
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Khidirpur 25 Pally3 min · 230 m
- Khidderpur 75 Pally Sarbojanin8 min · 690 m
- Kidderpore Pally Saradiya13 min · 1.1 km
- Udayan Kidderpore15 min · 1.2 km
- Bhowanipur Students Club29 min · 2.4 km
- Agradut Uday Sangha (Bhowanipore)32 min · 2.7 km
See the whole Khidirpur walking route.
Eat, drink, toilets and sights nearby
- Eat: India Restaurant (Khidirpur) · 280 mKhidirpur's biryani institution: mutton biryani, chaap
Khidderpore Sarbojanin Durgotsab (Byayam Samity Prangan): questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Khidderpore Sarbojanin Durgotsab (Byayam Samity Prangan)?
- Majerhat Metro is the nearest metro station, about 36 minutes' walk (2.7 km) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Khidderpore Sarbojanin Durgotsab (Byayam Samity Prangan)?
- There is rarely a long queue; you can usually walk straight in.
- Which pandals are near Khidderpore Sarbojanin Durgotsab (Byayam Samity Prangan)?
- Khidirpur 25 Pally (3 min walk), Khidderpur 75 Pally Sarbojanin (8 min walk), Kidderpore Pally Saradiya (13 min walk), Udayan Kidderpore (15 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Khidderpore Sarbojanin Durgotsab (Byayam Samity Prangan)?
- 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 Khidderpore Sarbojanin Durgotsab (Byayam Samity Prangan) 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.
- Where is Khidderpore Sarbojanin Durgotsab (Byayam Samity Prangan) and is entry free?
- Khidderpore Sarbojanin Durgotsab (Byayam Samity Prangan) is in Khidirpur, south Kolkata, on the Khidirpur circuit, about 36 minutes' walk from Majerhat Metro. Entry is free, as at every Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata; the "VIP passes" sold online are private queue-skipping products, not tickets.