Shibmandir Sarbojanin Durgotsab Samiti Durga Puja 2026
Shibmandir Sarbojanin Durgotsab Samiti is a well-known puja in Lake Temple Road / Rabindra Sarobar, part of the Lake Road – Rashbehari – Kalighat pandal hopping circuit in south Kolkata (also searched as Shiv Mandir Sarbajanin, Shib Mandir Durga Puja Lake Temple Road). It is a theme puja: expect an art installation or themed pandal, lighting and a crowd that comes for the spectacle, with heavy crowds 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 Shibmandir Sarbojanin Durgotsab Samiti 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
- Rabindra Sarobar Metro~11 min walk
- Peak queue
- ~25 min
- Time inside
- ~12 min
- Style
- theme puja
- Area
- Lake Temple Road / Rabindra Sarobar
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Shibmandir Sarbojanin Durgotsab Samiti
Take the metro to Rabindra Sarobar Metro and walk about 11 minutes (790 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.
Queues run about 25 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 Shibmandir Sarbojanin Durgotsab Samiti
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Bengal United Club (Kabir Road)4 min · 350 m
- Mudiali Club5 min · 430 m
- Rashbehari Suhrid Sangha9 min · 740 m
- Ballygunge Cultural Association13 min · 1.1 km
- Badamtala Ashar Sangha15 min · 1.2 km
- Dakshin Kolkata Tarun Samity (Keoratala)15 min · 1.3 km
See the whole Lake Road – Rashbehari – Kalighat walking route.
Eat, drink, toilets and sights nearby
- Toilet: Public toilet, Lake Gardens Road at Rabindra Sarobar Gate No. 4 · 400 mToilet on Lake Gardens Road near Rabindra Sarobar gate 4 and the Calcutta Cricket Coaching Centre
- Eat: Calcutta Nostalgia (Mudiali) · 340 mThakurbari-style Bengali thalis in a lane behind Mudiali: chingri bora, mohabhoj thali, daab pudding
- Eat: Epare Bangla (Lake Terrace) · 400 mThali-led Bengali place that grew out of a cloud kitchen: basanti pulao, mutton kosha; closed 16:00-19:00
- Eat: Tanur Heshel (Sarat Bose Road) · 420 mBengali-Chinese family restaurant opposite the Sarat Bose Road post office
- Eat: The Bhoj Company (Lake Market) · 540 mDhakai Bengali cooking upstairs beside Lake Mall: kacchi biryani, ilish, bhuna
- Eat: Kamdhenu Sweets (Lake Mall) · 620 mBesan laddoo, rasmalai and nolen gur sandesh at the Lake Mall counter by Lake Market
Shibmandir Sarbojanin Durgotsab Samiti: questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Shibmandir Sarbojanin Durgotsab Samiti?
- Rabindra Sarobar Metro is the nearest metro station, about 11 minutes' walk (790 m) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Shibmandir Sarbojanin Durgotsab Samiti?
- Queues run about 25 minutes at peak hours (6 pm to 10 pm) and are short in the afternoon.
- Which pandals are near Shibmandir Sarbojanin Durgotsab Samiti?
- Bengal United Club (Kabir Road) (4 min walk), Mudiali Club (5 min walk), Rashbehari Suhrid Sangha (9 min walk), Ballygunge Cultural Association (13 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Shibmandir Sarbojanin Durgotsab Samiti?
- 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 Shibmandir Sarbojanin Durgotsab Samiti 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 Shibmandir Sarbojanin Durgotsab Samiti 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: Rabindra Sarobar Metro is the nearest metro station, the queue runs about 25 minutes at peak, and the pandals within a short walk are listed above.
- Where is Shibmandir Sarbojanin Durgotsab Samiti and is entry free?
- Shibmandir Sarbojanin Durgotsab Samiti is in Lake Temple Road / Rabindra Sarobar, south Kolkata, on the Lake Road – Rashbehari – Kalighat circuit, about 11 minutes' walk from Rabindra Sarobar Metro. Entry is free, as at every Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata; the "VIP passes" sold online are private queue-skipping products, not tickets.