Rammohan Sammilani Durga Puja 2026
Rammohan Sammilani is a neighbourhood puja in Amherst Street, part of the Maniktala – Amherst Street pandal hopping circuit in north Kolkata. It is a puja that pairs a themed pandal with a traditional idol, 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 Rammohan Sammilani entry in the Kolkata pandal list 2026; the Maniktala – Amherst Street pandal hopping route puts it in walking order with its neighbours.
- Nearest metro
- Mahatma Gandhi Road Metro~15 min walk
- Peak queue
- Usually none
- Time inside
- ~8 min
- Style
- theme puja with a traditional idol
- Area
- Amherst Street
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Rammohan Sammilani
Take the metro to Mahatma Gandhi Road Metro and walk about 15 minutes (1.2 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 Rammohan Sammilani
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Jhamapukur Chandra Bari6 min · 480 m
- 37 Pally7 min · 590 m
- Kailash Bose Street Sarbojanin8 min · 690 m
- Mahendra Sreemany Bari (Sukea Street)9 min · 730 m
- Thanthania Laha Bari9 min · 740 m
- Thanthania Dutta Bari9 min · 750 m
See the whole Maniktala – Amherst Street walking route.
Eat, drink, toilets and sights nearby
- Eat: Dilkhusha Cabin (College Street) · 540 mCentury-old cabin at the MG Road-College Street crossing: fish kabiraji, dimer devil, doi chicken; cabins gone since 2011, food the same
- Tea and coffee: Favourite Cabin (College Street) · 570 mTea and butter toast since 1918, where the Kallol poets and revolutionaries sat; cash only, tiny
- Eat: Kalika (College Street telebhaja) · 570 mChops and telebhaja since 1965: fish chop, mochar chop, beguni; afternoons only, closed Sunday
- Eat: Indian Coffee House (College Street) · 580 mThe adda institution since 1942: infusion, mutton cutlet, Kabiraji; first floor of Albert Hall
- Eat: Paramount Sherbet (College Square) · 620 mDaab sherbet since 1918, the College Street cool-down; stand at the counter
Rammohan Sammilani: questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Rammohan Sammilani?
- Mahatma Gandhi Road Metro is the nearest metro station, about 15 minutes' walk (1.2 km) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Rammohan Sammilani?
- There is rarely a long queue; you can usually walk straight in.
- Which pandals are near Rammohan Sammilani?
- Jhamapukur Chandra Bari (6 min walk), 37 Pally (7 min walk), Kailash Bose Street Sarbojanin (8 min walk), Mahendra Sreemany Bari (Sukea Street) (9 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Rammohan Sammilani?
- 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 Rammohan Sammilani 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 Rammohan Sammilani 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, there is rarely a long queue, and the pandals within a short walk are listed above.
- Where is Rammohan Sammilani and is entry free?
- Rammohan Sammilani is in Amherst Street, north Kolkata, on the Maniktala – Amherst Street circuit, about 15 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.