Santoshpur Avenue South Pallimangal Durga Puja 2026
Santoshpur Avenue South Pallimangal is a well-known puja in Santoshpur, part of the Santoshpur – Haltu pandal hopping circuit in south Kolkata (also searched as Santoshpur Avenue Durga Puja). It is a theme puja: expect an art installation or themed pandal, lighting and a crowd that comes for the spectacle, with a steady crowd on Puja evenings. 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 Santoshpur Avenue South Pallimangal entry in the Kolkata pandal list 2026; the Santoshpur – Haltu pandal hopping route puts it in walking order with its neighbours.
- Nearest metro
- Satyajit Ray Metro~19 min walkOrange Line: no service 17–21 Oct
- Peak queue
- ~20 min
- Time inside
- ~12 min
- Style
- theme puja
- Area
- Santoshpur
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Santoshpur Avenue South Pallimangal
Take the metro to Satyajit Ray Metro and walk about 19 minutes (1.4 km). Not on Puja nights: Satyajit Ray Metro is on the Orange Line, which has no service from 17 to 21 October 2026 (Metro Railway notice, 8 October 2026). Come by bus or cab, or walk from a Blue or Green Line station. 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.
Queues run about 20 minutes at peak hours (6 pm to 10 pm) and are short in the afternoon. Plan about 12 minutes inside once you are through the gate.
Pandals near Santoshpur Avenue South Pallimangal
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Santoshpur Lake Pally5 min · 420 m
- Santoshpur Trikon Park Durgotsab11 min · 890 m
- Baghajatin B & C Block (Baghajatin Sporting Club)31 min · 2.6 km
- Jagaran Club (Selimpur)32 min · 2.7 km
- Purbachal Residents Sarbojanin Durgotsav (Purbachal United Club)35 min · 2.9 km
- Baghajatin Tarun Sangha35 min · 2.9 km
See the whole Santoshpur – Haltu walking route.
Eat, drink, toilets and sights nearby
- Worth a look: Santoshpur Lake · 210 mThe neighbourhood lake with a walking path right behind the Lake Pally pandal; a breather between Lake Pally and Avenue South
Santoshpur Avenue South Pallimangal: questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Santoshpur Avenue South Pallimangal?
- Satyajit Ray Metro is the nearest metro station, about 19 minutes' walk (1.4 km) from the pandal. It is on the Orange Line, which has no service from 17 to 21 October 2026 (Metro Railway notice, 8 October 2026); on Puja nights come by bus or cab, or from a Blue or Green Line station.
- How long is the queue at Santoshpur Avenue South Pallimangal?
- Queues run about 20 minutes at peak hours (6 pm to 10 pm) and are short in the afternoon.
- Which pandals are near Santoshpur Avenue South Pallimangal?
- Santoshpur Lake Pally (5 min walk), Santoshpur Trikon Park Durgotsab (11 min walk), Baghajatin B & C Block (Baghajatin Sporting Club) (31 min walk), Jagaran Club (Selimpur) (32 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Santoshpur Avenue South Pallimangal?
- 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 Santoshpur Avenue South Pallimangal 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 Santoshpur Avenue South Pallimangal 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: Satyajit Ray Metro is the nearest metro station (closed for Puja, 17 to 21 October), the queue runs about 20 minutes at peak, and the pandals within a short walk are listed above.
- Where is Santoshpur Avenue South Pallimangal and is entry free?
- Santoshpur Avenue South Pallimangal is in Santoshpur, south Kolkata, on the Santoshpur – Haltu circuit, about 19 minutes' walk from Satyajit Ray Metro. Entry is free, as at every Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata; the "VIP passes" sold online are private queue-skipping products, not tickets.