Nilmoni Dutta Thakurbari (Doctor Lane) Durga Puja 2026
Nilmoni Dutta Thakurbari (Doctor Lane) is a neighbourhood puja in Taltala, part of the Janbazar – Taltala pandal hopping circuit in central Kolkata. It is a bonedi bari, one of the old family pujas held in a heritage house courtyard (thakur dalan), usually calmer and open by day, with a light crowd.
Durga Puja 2026 runs Saturday 17 to Wednesday 21 October. This page is the Nilmoni Dutta Thakurbari entry in the Kolkata pandal list 2026; the Janbazar – Taltala pandal hopping route puts it in walking order with its neighbours.
- Nearest metro
- Sealdah Metro~18 min walk
- Peak queue
- Usually none
- Time inside
- ~10 min
- Style
- bonedi bari
- Area
- Taltala
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Nilmoni Dutta Thakurbari (Doctor Lane)
Take the metro to Sealdah Metro and walk about 18 minutes (1.3 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 Nilmoni Dutta Thakurbari (Doctor Lane)
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Taltala Sarbojanin9 min · 780 m
- Ramgopal Saha Bari (Bowbazar)10 min · 800 m
- Halder Bari (Ramanath Kabiraj Lane)10 min · 850 m
- Rani Rashmoni Bari (Janbazar)10 min · 860 m
- Santosh Mitra Square (Lebutala Park)13 min · 1.1 km
- Pataldanga Basu Mallick Bari21 min · 1.7 km
See the whole Janbazar – Taltala walking route.
Eat, drink, toilets and sights nearby
- Drinking water: Drinking water station, Surendranath Banerjee Road (Janbazar) · 220 mKMC drinking-water station on S.N. Banerjee Road, 200 m from Nilmoni Dutta Thakurbari
- Drinking water: Drinking water station, Moulali crossing (AJC Bose Road / S.N. Banerjee Road) · 430 mDrinking-water station at Moulali crossing by Calcutta Boys' School
Nilmoni Dutta Thakurbari (Doctor Lane): questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Nilmoni Dutta Thakurbari (Doctor Lane)?
- Sealdah Metro is the nearest metro station, about 18 minutes' walk (1.3 km) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Nilmoni Dutta Thakurbari (Doctor Lane)?
- There is rarely a long queue; you can usually walk straight in.
- Which pandals are near Nilmoni Dutta Thakurbari (Doctor Lane)?
- Taltala Sarbojanin (9 min walk), Ramgopal Saha Bari (Bowbazar) (10 min walk), Halder Bari (Ramanath Kabiraj Lane) (10 min walk), Rani Rashmoni Bari (Janbazar) (10 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Nilmoni Dutta Thakurbari (Doctor Lane)?
- 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 Nilmoni Dutta Thakurbari (Doctor Lane) 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 Nilmoni Dutta Thakurbari (Doctor Lane) and is entry free?
- Nilmoni Dutta Thakurbari (Doctor Lane) is in Taltala, central Kolkata, on the Janbazar – Taltala circuit, about 18 minutes' walk from Sealdah Metro. Entry is free, as at every Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata; the "VIP passes" sold online are private queue-skipping products, not tickets.