Md. Ali Park (Youth Association) Durga Puja 2026
Md. Ali Park (Youth Association) is one of the city's headline pujas in Mohammad Ali Park, part of the College Street line pandal hopping circuit in central Kolkata (also searched as Mohammad Ali Park, Md Ali Park Durga Puja, Mohammad Ali Park Youth Association). It is a theme puja: expect an art installation or themed pandal, lighting and a crowd that comes for the spectacle, with very 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 Md. Ali Park entry in the Kolkata pandal list 2026; the College Street line pandal hopping route puts it in walking order with its neighbours.
- Nearest metro
- Mahatma Gandhi Road Metro~7 min walk
- Peak queue
- ~40 min
- Time inside
- ~15 min
- Style
- theme puja
- Area
- Mohammad Ali Park
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Md. Ali Park (Youth Association)
Take the metro to Mahatma Gandhi Road Metro and walk about 7 minutes (520 m). 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 40 minutes at peak hours (6 pm to 10 pm) and are short in the afternoon. Plan about 15 minutes inside once you are through the gate.
Pandals near Md. Ali Park (Youth Association)
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Motilal Seal Bari (Colootola)4 min · 300 m
- Badan Chandra Roy Bari (Colootola)6 min · 520 m
- Chorbagan Seal Bari10 min · 790 m
- College Square Sarbojanin11 min · 870 m
- Chorbagan Sarbojanin11 min · 890 m
- Thanthania Laha Bari12 min · 970 m
See the whole College Street line walking route.
Eat, drink, toilets and sights nearby
- Toilet: Public toilet on College Street outside Calcutta University (College Square) · 370 mPavement toilet (with shower) on College Street in front of the University centenary building
- Eat: Swadhin Bharat Hindu Hotel (College Square) · 170 m1920s pice hotel on Bhawani Dutta Lane where Netaji ate; rice, dal and fish curry at lunch
- Eat: Indian Coffee House (College Street) · 350 mThe adda institution since 1942: infusion, mutton cutlet, Kabiraji; first floor of Albert Hall
- Eat: Dilkhusha Cabin (College Street) · 350 mCentury-old cabin at the MG Road-College Street crossing: fish kabiraji, dimer devil, doi chicken; cabins gone since 2011, food the same
- Eat: Basanta Cabin (College Street) · 490 mOld College Street cabin for fish kabiraji, thin Mughlai porota and aloo dum; Uttam Kumar ate here
- Eat: Paramount Sherbet (College Square) · 530 mDaab sherbet since 1918, the College Street cool-down; stand at the counter
- Worth a look: College Street boi para (Presidency to Coffee House) · 300 mThe book-stall mile: Presidency's 1817 gate, Hindu and Hare schools, Sanskrit College and the Coffee House opposite; most stalls shut by 9 pm, the facades stay lit
Md. Ali Park (Youth Association): questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Md. Ali Park (Youth Association)?
- Mahatma Gandhi Road Metro is the nearest metro station, about 7 minutes' walk (520 m) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Md. Ali Park (Youth Association)?
- Queues run about 40 minutes at peak hours (6 pm to 10 pm) and are short in the afternoon.
- Which pandals are near Md. Ali Park (Youth Association)?
- Motilal Seal Bari (Colootola) (4 min walk), Badan Chandra Roy Bari (Colootola) (6 min walk), Chorbagan Seal Bari (10 min walk), College Square Sarbojanin (11 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Md. Ali Park (Youth 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 Md. Ali Park (Youth Association) open to visitors in 2026?
- The headline pujas usually open to the public from Tritiya or Chaturthi (14 or 15 October 2026), sometimes earlier for a preview; the exact day is announced by the committee a few days before. Chaturthi and Panchami evenings are the best time to see it without the queue.
- What is the Md. Ali Park (Youth 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: Mahatma Gandhi Road Metro is the nearest metro station, the queue runs about 40 minutes at peak, and the pandals within a short walk are listed above.
- Where is Md. Ali Park (Youth Association) and is entry free?
- Md. Ali Park (Youth Association) is in Mohammad Ali Park, central Kolkata, on the College Street line circuit, about 7 minutes' walk from Mahatma Gandhi Road Metro. Entry is free, as at every Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata; the "VIP passes" sold online are private queue-skipping products, not tickets.