Sonarpur Sarbojanin Durgotsav (Sonarpur Sporting Union) Durga Puja 2026
Sonarpur Sarbojanin Durgotsav (Sonarpur Sporting Union) is a neighbourhood puja in Sonarpur, part of the Baghajatin – Patuli – Garia 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 Sonarpur Sarbojanin Durgotsav entry in the Kolkata pandal list 2026; the Baghajatin – Patuli – Garia pandal hopping route puts it in walking order with its neighbours.
- Nearest metro
- Kavi Subhash Metro~83 min walk
- Peak queue
- Usually none
- Time inside
- ~8 min
- Style
- theme puja with a traditional idol
- Area
- Sonarpur
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Sonarpur Sarbojanin Durgotsav (Sonarpur Sporting Union)
Take the metro to Kavi Subhash Metro and walk about 83 minutes (6.2 km). 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 Sonarpur Sarbojanin Durgotsav (Sonarpur Sporting Union)
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Kheyali Sangha (Brahmapur)~99 min · 7.4 km
- Patuli Sarbojanin Durgotsab (Patuli Central Club)~106 min · 7.9 km
- Baishnabghata Paschimpara Sarbojanin (Balak Samity)~116 min · 8.7 km
- Baghajatin Tarun Sangha~122 min · 9.1 km
- Santoshpur Avenue South Pallimangal~124 min · 9.3 km
- Baghajatin B & C Block (Baghajatin Sporting Club)~126 min · 9.5 km
See the whole Baghajatin – Patuli – Garia walking route.
Sonarpur Sarbojanin Durgotsav (Sonarpur Sporting Union): questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Sonarpur Sarbojanin Durgotsav (Sonarpur Sporting Union)?
- Kavi Subhash Metro is the nearest metro station, about 83 minutes' walk (6.2 km) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Sonarpur Sarbojanin Durgotsav (Sonarpur Sporting Union)?
- There is rarely a long queue; you can usually walk straight in.
- Which pandals are near Sonarpur Sarbojanin Durgotsav (Sonarpur Sporting Union)?
- Kheyali Sangha (Brahmapur) (99 min walk), Patuli Sarbojanin Durgotsab (Patuli Central Club) (106 min walk), Baishnabghata Paschimpara Sarbojanin (Balak Samity) (116 min walk), Baghajatin Tarun Sangha (122 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Sonarpur Sarbojanin Durgotsav (Sonarpur Sporting Union)?
- 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 Sonarpur Sarbojanin Durgotsav (Sonarpur Sporting Union) 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 Sonarpur Sarbojanin Durgotsav (Sonarpur Sporting Union) 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: Kavi Subhash Metro is the nearest metro station, there is rarely a long queue, and the pandals within a short walk are listed above.
- Where is Sonarpur Sarbojanin Durgotsav (Sonarpur Sporting Union) and is entry free?
- Sonarpur Sarbojanin Durgotsav (Sonarpur Sporting Union) is in Sonarpur, south Kolkata, on the Baghajatin – Patuli – Garia circuit, about 83 minutes' walk from Kavi Subhash Metro. Entry is free, as at every Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata; the "VIP passes" sold online are private queue-skipping products, not tickets.