Paddapukur Barwari Samity Durga Puja 2026
Paddapukur Barwari Samity is a neighbourhood puja in Bhowanipore / Chakraberia, part of the Bhowanipore – Hazra pandal hopping circuit in south Kolkata. 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 Paddapukur Barwari Samity entry in the Kolkata pandal list 2026; the Bhowanipore – Hazra pandal hopping route puts it in walking order with its neighbours.
- Nearest metro
- Netaji Bhavan Metro~14 min walk
- Peak queue
- Usually none
- Time inside
- ~8 min
- Style
- traditional puja
- Area
- Bhowanipore / Chakraberia
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Paddapukur Barwari Samity
Take the metro to Netaji Bhavan Metro and walk about 14 minutes (1.1 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 Paddapukur Barwari Samity
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Peyarabagan Sarbojanin (Batam Club)5 min · 430 m
- Dakshin Kolkata Sarbojanin (Allenby Road)8 min · 660 m
- Bhowanipur Udayan Club8 min · 660 m
- Maddox Square (Ballygunge Durga Puja Samity)9 min · 740 m
- Paddapukur Youth Association9 min · 740 m
- 22 Pally (Northern Park, Bhowanipore)10 min · 820 m
See the whole Bhowanipore – Hazra walking route.
Eat, drink, toilets and sights nearby
- Eat: Kewpie's Kitchen (Elgin Lane) · 590 mBengali thali in a family home since 1989; book ahead
- Eat: Balaram Mullick & Radharaman Mullick (Bhowanipore) · 690 mThe 1885 flagship: baked rosogolla, nolen gur sandesh, aam doi; buy and walk
- Worth a look: Padmapukur tank and park · 180 mThe pond that gives the two Paddapukur pujas their name; a KMC park wraps its bank on Sarat Bose Road
Paddapukur Barwari Samity: questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Paddapukur Barwari Samity?
- Netaji Bhavan Metro is the nearest metro station, about 14 minutes' walk (1.1 km) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Paddapukur Barwari Samity?
- There is rarely a long queue; you can usually walk straight in.
- Which pandals are near Paddapukur Barwari Samity?
- Peyarabagan Sarbojanin (Batam Club) (5 min walk), Dakshin Kolkata Sarbojanin (Allenby Road) (8 min walk), Bhowanipur Udayan Club (8 min walk), Maddox Square (Ballygunge Durga Puja Samity) (9 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Paddapukur Barwari Samity?
- 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 Paddapukur Barwari Samity 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 Paddapukur Barwari Samity and is entry free?
- Paddapukur Barwari Samity is in Bhowanipore / Chakraberia, south Kolkata, on the Bhowanipore – Hazra circuit, about 14 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.