Suruchi Sangha (New Alipore) Durga Puja 2026
Suruchi Sangha (New Alipore) is one of the city's headline pujas in New Alipore, part of the Chetla – New Alipore pandal hopping circuit in south Kolkata (also searched as Suruchi Sangha New Alipore, Suruchi Sangha Durga Puja). It is a theme puja: expect an art installation or themed pandal, lighting and a crowd that comes for the spectacle, with very 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 Suruchi Sangha entry in the Kolkata pandal list 2026; the Chetla – New Alipore pandal hopping route puts it in walking order with its neighbours.
- Nearest metro
- Rabindra Sarobar Metro~20 min walk
- Peak queue
- ~45 min
- Time inside
- ~15 min
- Style
- theme puja
- Area
- New Alipore
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Suruchi Sangha (New Alipore)
Take the metro to Rabindra Sarobar Metro and walk about 20 minutes (1.5 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.
Expect to queue about 45 minutes at peak hours (roughly 6 pm to 10 pm); go before 5 pm or after 11 pm to walk straight in. Plan about 15 minutes inside once you are through the gate.
Pandals near Suruchi Sangha (New Alipore)
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Chetla Agrani Club18 min · 1.5 km
- Mudiali Club21 min · 1.8 km
- 78 Pally Gopalnagar Kalyan Sangha22 min · 1.8 km
- Dakshin Kolkata Tarun Samity (Keoratala)24 min · 2.0 km
- Hindustan Pally (Tollygunge Place Club)25 min · 2.0 km
- Shibmandir Sarbojanin Durgotsab Samiti26 min · 2.2 km
See the whole Chetla – New Alipore walking route.
Eat, drink, toilets and sights nearby
- Toilet: Public toilet, New Alipore petrol pump crossing (Alipore Road / New Alipore Road) · 160 mToilet at the New Alipore Road / Alipore Road junction by the petrol pump and Vivekananda statue, 160 m from Suruchi Sangha
- Toilet: Public toilet, New Alipore Children's Park (Ustad Amir Khan Sarani) · 390 mToilet at the KMC children's park on Ustad Amir Khan Sarani, next to the Mother Dairy booth
Suruchi Sangha (New Alipore): questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Suruchi Sangha (New Alipore)?
- Rabindra Sarobar Metro is the nearest metro station, about 20 minutes' walk (1.5 km) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Suruchi Sangha (New Alipore)?
- Expect to queue about 45 minutes at peak hours (roughly 6 pm to 10 pm); go before 5 pm or after 11 pm to walk straight in.
- Which pandals are near Suruchi Sangha (New Alipore)?
- Chetla Agrani Club (18 min walk), Mudiali Club (21 min walk), 78 Pally Gopalnagar Kalyan Sangha (22 min walk), Dakshin Kolkata Tarun Samity (Keoratala) (24 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Suruchi Sangha (New Alipore)?
- 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 Suruchi Sangha (New Alipore) 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.
- What is the Suruchi Sangha (New Alipore) 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 45 minutes at peak, and the pandals within a short walk are listed above.
- Where is Suruchi Sangha (New Alipore) and is entry free?
- Suruchi Sangha (New Alipore) is in New Alipore, south Kolkata, on the Chetla – New Alipore circuit, about 20 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.