Shobhabazar Rajbari, south house (Rajkrishna Deb) Durga Puja 2026
Shobhabazar Rajbari, south house (Rajkrishna Deb) is a well-known puja in Shobhabazar, part of the Shobhabazar – Hatibagan pandal hopping circuit in north Kolkata (also searched as Sovabazar Rajbari Chhoto Taraf, Shobhabazar Rajbari Chhoto 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, south house 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
- ~15 min
- Style
- bonedi bari
- Area
- Shobhabazar
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Shobhabazar Rajbari, south house (Rajkrishna Deb)
Take the metro to Shobhabazar Sutanuti Metro and walk about 3 minutes (260 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 15 minutes inside once you are through the gate.
Pandals near Shobhabazar Rajbari, south house (Rajkrishna Deb)
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Shobhabazar Rajbari (Raja Nabakrishna Deb)1 min · 80 m
- Jagat Mukherjee Park Sadharan Durgotsab7 min · 540 m
- Hatibagan Sarbojanin7 min · 590 m
- Sikdar Bagan Sadharan Durgotsav8 min · 700 m
- Kundu Bari (Hatibagan)9 min · 760 m
- Nalin Sarkar Street Sarbojanin10 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) · 450 mPay toilet just south of Hatibagan crossing on Bidhan Sarani; basic, cash only
- Eat: Allen Kitchen (Shobhabazar) · 190 mPrawn cutlet fried in ghee is the one thing to order; tiny counter, mostly takeaway
- Eat: Mitra Cafe (Shobhabazar) · 210 mFish kabiraji and brain chop since 1920; right at Shobhabazar metro, opposite gate 5
- Eat: Chittaranjan Mistanna Bhandar (Shyambazar Street) · 280 mThe rosogolla specialist since 1907, one of the GI-certified shops; also kalakand and sandesh, no seating
- Eat: Dilruba (Hatibagan) · 420 mOld cabin-style Mughlai at Hatibagan crossing: mutton kabiraji, chaap, biryani; AC and non-AC rooms
- Eat: Bhojohori Manna (Hatibagan) · 450 mSit-down Bengali meal beside Star Theatre: kosha mangsho, daab chingri, mutton dakbungalow; branch of the Ekdalia original
Shobhabazar Rajbari, south house (Rajkrishna Deb): questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Shobhabazar Rajbari, south house (Rajkrishna Deb)?
- Shobhabazar Sutanuti Metro is the nearest metro station, about 3 minutes' walk (260 m) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Shobhabazar Rajbari, south house (Rajkrishna Deb)?
- There is rarely a long queue; you can usually walk straight in.
- Which pandals are near Shobhabazar Rajbari, south house (Rajkrishna Deb)?
- Shobhabazar Rajbari (Raja Nabakrishna Deb) (1 min walk), Jagat Mukherjee Park Sadharan Durgotsab (7 min walk), Hatibagan Sarbojanin (7 min walk), Sikdar Bagan Sadharan Durgotsav (8 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Shobhabazar Rajbari, south house (Rajkrishna 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, south house (Rajkrishna Deb) 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.
- Where is Shobhabazar Rajbari, south house (Rajkrishna Deb) and is entry free?
- Shobhabazar Rajbari, south house (Rajkrishna 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.