Lake Gardens Peoples Association Durga Puja 2026
Lake Gardens Peoples Association is a neighbourhood puja in Lake Gardens, part of the Jodhpur Park – Selimpur – Dhakuria pandal hopping circuit in south Kolkata. It is a theme puja: expect an art installation or themed pandal, lighting and a crowd that comes for the spectacle, 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 Lake Gardens Peoples Association 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~18 min walk
- Peak queue
- Usually none
- Time inside
- ~10 min
- Style
- theme puja
- Area
- Lake Gardens
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Lake Gardens Peoples Association
Take the metro to Rabindra Sarobar Metro and walk about 18 minutes (1.4 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 10 minutes inside once you are through the gate.
Pandals near Lake Gardens Peoples Association
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Jodhpur Park Sarbojanin14 min · 1.2 km
- 95 Pally (Jodhpur Park)14 min · 1.2 km
- Pally Mangal Samity (Taltala Ground)15 min · 1.2 km
- Shibmandir Sarbojanin Durgotsab Samiti18 min · 1.5 km
- Selimpur Pally18 min · 1.5 km
- Hindustan Pally (Tollygunge Place Club)18 min · 1.5 km
See the whole Jodhpur Park – Selimpur – Dhakuria walking route.
Eat, drink, toilets and sights nearby
- Toilet: KMDA toilet, Rabindra Sarobar Gate No. 3 (Lake Gardens) · 360 mKMDA toilet at Rabindra Sarobar gate 3 on the Lake Gardens side, open 6 am to 8 pm; water point next to it
- Drinking water: Water point, Rabindra Sarobar Gate No. 3 (Lake Gardens) · 370 mWater point beside the KMDA toilet at Rabindra Sarobar gate 3
- Eat: Balaram Mullick & Radharaman Mullick (Lake Gardens) · 420 mBranch of the 1885 Bhowanipore house on Prince Anwar Shah Road: baked rosogolla, nolen gur sandesh, aam doi
Lake Gardens Peoples Association: questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Lake Gardens Peoples Association?
- Rabindra Sarobar Metro is the nearest metro station, about 18 minutes' walk (1.4 km) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Lake Gardens Peoples Association?
- There is rarely a long queue; you can usually walk straight in.
- Which pandals are near Lake Gardens Peoples Association?
- Jodhpur Park Sarbojanin (14 min walk), 95 Pally (Jodhpur Park) (14 min walk), Pally Mangal Samity (Taltala Ground) (15 min walk), Shibmandir Sarbojanin Durgotsab Samiti (18 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Lake Gardens Peoples Association?
- 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 Lake Gardens Peoples Association 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 Lake Gardens Peoples Association 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, there is rarely a long queue, and the pandals within a short walk are listed above.
- Where is Lake Gardens Peoples Association and is entry free?
- Lake Gardens Peoples Association is in Lake Gardens, south Kolkata, on the Jodhpur Park – Selimpur – Dhakuria circuit, about 18 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.