Shobhabazar Rajbari (Raja Nabakrishna Deb) Durga Puja 2026
শোভাবাজার রাজবাড়ি
Shobhabazar Rajbari (Raja Nabakrishna Deb) is one of the city's headline pujas in Shobhabazar, part of the Shobhabazar – Hatibagan pandal hopping circuit in north Kolkata (also searched as Sovabazar Rajbari, Sovabazar Sutanuti Rajbari, Shobhabazar Rajbati, Sovabazar Rajbari Boro Taraf). It is a bonedi bari, one of the old family pujas held in a heritage house courtyard (thakur dalan), usually calmer and open by day, with a steady crowd on Puja evenings.
Durga Puja 2026 runs Saturday 17 to Wednesday 21 October. This page is the Shobhabazar Rajbari entry in the Kolkata pandal list 2026; the Shobhabazar – Hatibagan pandal hopping route puts it in walking order with its neighbours.
- Nearest metro
- Shobhabazar Sutanuti Metro~3 min walk
- Peak queue
- ~10 min
- Time inside
- ~20 min
- Style
- bonedi bari
- Area
- Shobhabazar
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Shobhabazar Rajbari (Raja Nabakrishna Deb)
Take the metro to Shobhabazar Sutanuti Metro and walk about 3 minutes (220 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 20 minutes inside once you are through the gate.
Pandals near Shobhabazar Rajbari (Raja Nabakrishna Deb)
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Shobhabazar Rajbari, south house (Rajkrishna Deb)1 min · 80 m
- Jagat Mukherjee Park Sadharan Durgotsab6 min · 490 m
- Hatibagan Sarbojanin8 min · 630 m
- Sikdar Bagan Sadharan Durgotsav9 min · 740 m
- Amrita Lal Daw Bari (Daw Lane)9 min · 770 m
- Kundu Bari (Hatibagan)10 min · 800 m
See the whole Shobhabazar – Hatibagan walking route.
Eat, drink, toilets and sights nearby
- Toilet: Pay toilet, Bidhan Sarani at Hemendra Sen Street (Hatibagan) · 500 mPay toilet just south of Hatibagan crossing on Bidhan Sarani; basic, cash only
- Eat: Allen Kitchen (Shobhabazar) · 140 mPrawn cutlet fried in ghee is the one thing to order; tiny counter, mostly takeaway
- Eat: Mitra Cafe (Shobhabazar) · 170 mFish kabiraji and brain chop since 1920; right at Shobhabazar metro, opposite gate 5
- Eat: Chittaranjan Mistanna Bhandar (Shyambazar Street) · 240 mThe rosogolla specialist since 1907, one of the GI-certified shops; also kalakand and sandesh, no seating
- Eat: Dilruba (Hatibagan) · 470 mOld cabin-style Mughlai at Hatibagan crossing: mutton kabiraji, chaap, biryani; AC and non-AC rooms
- Eat: Bhojohori Manna (Hatibagan) · 490 mSit-down Bengali meal beside Star Theatre: kosha mangsho, daab chingri, mutton dakbungalow; branch of the Ekdalia original
Shobhabazar Rajbari (Raja Nabakrishna Deb): questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Shobhabazar Rajbari (Raja Nabakrishna Deb)?
- Shobhabazar Sutanuti Metro is the nearest metro station, about 3 minutes' walk (220 m) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Shobhabazar Rajbari (Raja Nabakrishna Deb)?
- There is rarely a long queue; you can usually walk straight in.
- Which pandals are near Shobhabazar Rajbari (Raja Nabakrishna Deb)?
- Shobhabazar Rajbari, south house (Rajkrishna Deb) (1 min walk), Jagat Mukherjee Park Sadharan Durgotsab (6 min walk), Hatibagan Sarbojanin (8 min walk), Sikdar Bagan Sadharan Durgotsav (9 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Shobhabazar Rajbari (Raja Nabakrishna Deb)?
- 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 Shobhabazar Rajbari (Raja Nabakrishna Deb) open to visitors in 2026?
- The headline pujas usually open to the public from Tritiya or Chaturthi (14 or 15 October 2026), sometimes earlier for a preview; the exact day is announced by the committee a few days before. Chaturthi and Panchami evenings are the best time to see it without the queue.
- Where is Shobhabazar Rajbari (Raja Nabakrishna Deb) and is entry free?
- Shobhabazar Rajbari (Raja Nabakrishna Deb) is in Shobhabazar, north Kolkata, on the Shobhabazar – Hatibagan circuit, about 3 minutes' walk from Shobhabazar Sutanuti Metro. Entry is free, as at every Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata; the "VIP passes" sold online are private queue-skipping products, not tickets.