Pathuriaghata Pancher Pally Sarbojanin Durga Puja 2026
Pathuriaghata Pancher Pally Sarbojanin is a neighbourhood puja in Pathuriaghata, part of the Bagbazar – Kumartuli – Ahiritola pandal hopping circuit in north 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 Pathuriaghata Pancher Pally Sarbojanin entry in the Kolkata pandal list 2026; the Bagbazar – Kumartuli – Ahiritola pandal hopping route puts it in walking order with its neighbours.
- Nearest metro
- Girish Park Metro~10 min walk
- Peak queue
- Usually none
- Time inside
- ~8 min
- Style
- theme puja
- Area
- Pathuriaghata
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Pathuriaghata Pancher Pally Sarbojanin
Take the metro to Girish Park Metro and walk about 10 minutes (730 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.
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 Pathuriaghata Pancher Pally Sarbojanin
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Khelat Ghosh Bari (Pathuriaghata)2 min · 140 m
- Rabindra Kanan Sarbojanin (Beadon Square)6 min · 480 m
- Baishnab Das Mullick Bari7 min · 550 m
- Balaram Dey Street Dutta Bari7 min · 560 m
- Shibkrishna Daw Bari (Jorasanko)7 min · 610 m
- Narasingha Chandra Daw Bari (Vivekananda Road)7 min · 620 m
See the whole Bagbazar – Kumartuli – Ahiritola walking route.
Eat, drink, toilets and sights nearby
- Eat: Nalin Chandra Das & Sons (Natun Bazar, Jorasanko) · 260 mSweet shop since 1841 inside Natun Bazar off Rabindra Sarani; the jalbhara sandesh is the thing to buy
- Eat: Niranjan Agar (Girish Park) · 590 mFish fry, mutton cutlet and mangsho chop in a 1920s cabin beside Girish Park metro; Uttam Kumar's old haunt
- Worth a look: Tagore Castle (Pathuriaghata) · 140 mJatindramohan Tagore's 1896 mock-Gothic castle with a Windsor-style clock tower, now hemmed in by shops; look up from Prasanna Kumar Tagore Street
Pathuriaghata Pancher Pally Sarbojanin: questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Pathuriaghata Pancher Pally Sarbojanin?
- Girish Park Metro is the nearest metro station, about 10 minutes' walk (730 m) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Pathuriaghata Pancher Pally Sarbojanin?
- There is rarely a long queue; you can usually walk straight in.
- Which pandals are near Pathuriaghata Pancher Pally Sarbojanin?
- Khelat Ghosh Bari (Pathuriaghata) (2 min walk), Rabindra Kanan Sarbojanin (Beadon Square) (6 min walk), Baishnab Das Mullick Bari (7 min walk), Balaram Dey Street Dutta Bari (7 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Pathuriaghata Pancher Pally Sarbojanin?
- 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 Pathuriaghata Pancher Pally Sarbojanin 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 Pathuriaghata Pancher Pally Sarbojanin 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: Girish Park Metro is the nearest metro station, there is rarely a long queue, and the pandals within a short walk are listed above.
- Where is Pathuriaghata Pancher Pally Sarbojanin and is entry free?
- Pathuriaghata Pancher Pally Sarbojanin is in Pathuriaghata, north Kolkata, on the Bagbazar – Kumartuli – Ahiritola circuit, about 10 minutes' walk from Girish Park Metro. Entry is free, as at every Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata; the "VIP passes" sold online are private queue-skipping products, not tickets.