Sammilani (Bhowanipore) Durga Puja 2026
Sammilani (Bhowanipore) is a neighbourhood puja in Bhowanipore, part of the Lake Road – Rashbehari – Kalighat pandal hopping circuit in south 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 Sammilani entry in the Kolkata pandal list 2026; the Lake Road – Rashbehari – Kalighat pandal hopping route puts it in walking order with its neighbours.
- Nearest metro
- Jatin Das Park Metro~5 min walk
- Peak queue
- Usually none
- Time inside
- ~8 min
- Style
- theme puja with a traditional idol
- Area
- Bhowanipore
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Sammilani (Bhowanipore)
Take the metro to Jatin Das Park Metro and walk about 5 minutes (350 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 Sammilani (Bhowanipore)
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Bhowanipore Muktadal5 min · 410 m
- Abasar Sarbojanin (Bhowanipore)5 min · 440 m
- Mohila Mahal Club8 min · 620 m
- Harish Park (Byayam Samity)8 min · 680 m
- Juba Maitry (Kalighat)8 min · 700 m
- Bhowanipore 75 Pally9 min · 720 m
See the whole Lake Road – Rashbehari – Kalighat walking route.
Eat, drink, toilets and sights nearby
- Toilet: Pay toilet, Naresh Mitra Sarani by Chittaranjan Seva Sadan (Bhowanipore) · 120 mPay toilet on Naresh Mitra Sarani outside Chittaranjan Seva Sadan hospital, off S.P. Mukherjee Road
- Toilet: Public toilet, Mahim Halder Street (Kalighat) · 510 mToilet on Mahim Halder Street behind the Jubamaitry pandal, 150 m from Kalighat temple lanes
- Eat: Sree Hari Mistanna Bhandar (Bhowanipore) · 20 mMorning kochuri with cholar dal, halua and the jumbo langcha, since 1913; go before noon
- Worth a look: Hazra crossing (Jatin Das Park) · 320 mHazra Road meets S.P. Mukherjee Road at Jatin Das Park and its metro gates: the handover point between the Bhowanipore pujas and the Kalighat lanes
Sammilani (Bhowanipore): questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Sammilani (Bhowanipore)?
- Jatin Das Park Metro is the nearest metro station, about 5 minutes' walk (350 m) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Sammilani (Bhowanipore)?
- There is rarely a long queue; you can usually walk straight in.
- Which pandals are near Sammilani (Bhowanipore)?
- Bhowanipore Muktadal (5 min walk), Abasar Sarbojanin (Bhowanipore) (5 min walk), Mohila Mahal Club (8 min walk), Harish Park (Byayam Samity) (8 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Sammilani (Bhowanipore)?
- 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 Sammilani (Bhowanipore) 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 Sammilani (Bhowanipore) 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: Jatin Das 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 Sammilani (Bhowanipore) and is entry free?
- Sammilani (Bhowanipore) is in Bhowanipore, south Kolkata, on the Lake Road – Rashbehari – Kalighat circuit, about 5 minutes' walk from Jatin Das 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.