Khidirpur 25 Pally Durga Puja 2026
Khidirpur 25 Pally is a well-known puja in Khidirpur, part of the Khidirpur pandal hopping circuit in south Kolkata (also searched as Kidderpore 25 Pally, Khidirpur 25 Pally Durga Puja). It is a theme puja: expect an art installation or themed pandal, lighting and a crowd that comes for the spectacle, with a steady crowd 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 Khidirpur 25 Pally entry in the Kolkata pandal list 2026; the Khidirpur pandal hopping route puts it in walking order with its neighbours.
- Nearest metro
- Netaji Bhavan Metro~35 min walk
- Peak queue
- ~15 min
- Time inside
- ~12 min
- Style
- theme puja
- Area
- Khidirpur
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Khidirpur 25 Pally
Take the metro to Netaji Bhavan 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 15 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 Khidirpur 25 Pally
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Khidderpore Sarbojanin Durgotsab (Byayam Samity Prangan)3 min · 230 m
- Khidderpur 75 Pally Sarbojanin9 min · 780 m
- Kidderpore Pally Saradiya13 min · 1.1 km
- Udayan Kidderpore14 min · 1.2 km
- Bhowanipur Students Club27 min · 2.2 km
- Agradut Uday Sangha (Bhowanipore)30 min · 2.5 km
See the whole Khidirpur walking route.
Eat, drink, toilets and sights nearby
- Eat: India Restaurant (Khidirpur) · 450 mKhidirpur's biryani institution: mutton biryani, chaap
Khidirpur 25 Pally: questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Khidirpur 25 Pally?
- Netaji Bhavan Metro is the nearest metro station, about 35 minutes' walk (2.6 km) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Khidirpur 25 Pally?
- Queues run about 15 minutes at peak hours (6 pm to 10 pm) and are short in the afternoon.
- Which pandals are near Khidirpur 25 Pally?
- Khidderpore Sarbojanin Durgotsab (Byayam Samity Prangan) (3 min walk), Khidderpur 75 Pally Sarbojanin (9 min walk), Kidderpore Pally Saradiya (13 min walk), Udayan Kidderpore (14 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Khidirpur 25 Pally?
- 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 Khidirpur 25 Pally 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 Khidirpur 25 Pally 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, the queue runs about 15 minutes at peak, and the pandals within a short walk are listed above.
- Where is Khidirpur 25 Pally and is entry free?
- Khidirpur 25 Pally is in Khidirpur, south Kolkata, on the Khidirpur circuit, about 35 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.